New spectrochemical analysis of naturally aged paper reveals normally unavailable information on the cellulose degradation by-products

How Does Paper Age?

Experiment!: Planning, Implementing and Interpreting
Book said to allow getting new research done that you can publish, quicker and smarter. … it's a clearly written, intelligent guide

Science on the Market: What Does Competition Do to Research?
Michael Hampe, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, argues that scientists should not oversell their work in the pursuit of competitive funding

Portable TB Detector
A device for the genetic detection of pathogenic bacteria has emerged from microfluidics research coupled with NMR spectroscopy

Wonderlab Comic – The Forgotten Savior
Regular checks of the safety equipment in the lab are very important as the occupants of Wonderlab find out

Angewandte Chemie 23/2013: Let There Be Light
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Watch Atoms Form a Bond
Observing the chemical transformation of an individual molecule as it undergoes a complex reaction became possible

Turning Around the Synthesis of Hexaphyrins
Bottom-up, stepwise synthesis allows construction of peripherally functionalized hexaphyrins with unsubstituted meso carbon atoms

Fluorescence Anion Sensors
Incorporating a fluorescent probe into a polymeric matrix gives a sensor array that can recognize eight different analytes

A Closer Look at Radical Migration
Investigation of the radical migration from the sulfur atom in the radical cation of glutathione, an important antioxidant