Mesityl oxide can be used as an NMR probe to measure a wide acidity range for ionic liquids

Probe Ionic Liquid Acidity

Nanofiber Meshes: An Alternative to Dialysis?
Zeolite-polymer nanofiber meshes purifying blood from circulating toxins are a promising alternative to dialysis

New Lead for Lead-like Compounds
A modular synthetic route to a range of piperazine-based drug-lead-like scaffolds has been developed

Digital Camera Used as Spectrometer
Using photography instead of emission spectroscopy is faster and more efficient for characterizing fluorescent solutions

Measuring Iron the Smart Way
New visual detection kit to measure Fe(III) concentrations present in aqueous solutions

Electrical Storage with Porous Carbon
A porous carbon framework templated using a modified zeolite could offer a solution to the issue of electrical energy storage

Mix and Shake NMR Method
A simple "mix and shake" proton NMR method for determining the chirality of amines and amino alcohols

Magnetic Catalytic
A magnetic microgel acts as a support material for a palladium catalyst, improving efficiency and recyclability in Suzuki and Heck reactions

Atheroprotective Activity of Spirulina
Atheroprotective activity of Spirulina may be due to it having a protein with a similar structure to bilirubin

Synthetic Graphene Fragments
Synthetic routes to large, extended polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which might be considered as fragments or "cutouts" of graphene