Plague detection through anti-carbohydrate antibodies could lead to rapid point-of-care diagnosis

Martyn Poliakoff, UK, and freelance filmmaker Brady Haran discuss how YouTube can be used to inspire the next generation of chemists

The virulence factor malleobactin has been shown to contain an unprecedented nitro-bearing amino acid

Nanoscale magnetic stir bars, small enough to remain in suspension, thoroughly mix droplets of just a few picoliters

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A mechanism involving charge transfer is predominant in the interaction between organic semiconductors and dopants

Unusual antibiotic from a marine actinomycete is effective against anthrax

How different hydrophobic effects evolve during multistep hydrophobic self-assembly processes is unveiled by a novel method

Electrochemically mediated seawater desalination in microfluidic systems

Isocyanides can be generated, purified, and reacted in an integrated continuous-flow microfluidic system