A colorimetric assay for diagnostics in the field detects every kind of pathogen by using DNAzymes and gold nanoparticles
Uncovering Pathogens Outside the Lab
200th Anniversary: Anders Ekeberg’s Death
Anders Ekeberg discovered the element tantalum despite being partially sighted and deaf; answer to Guess the Chemist (14)
New Pyroxene Compound
A new pyroxene compound, NaMnGe2O6, has been synthesized
Compound-Based Landscapes
Establishing landscapes of existing compounds could determine potentially interesting new compounds
Detecting Off-Flavors in Live Fish
In vivo solid-phase microextraction (SPME) offers a simple and rapid way to test for off-flavor compounds in live fish
Guess the Chemist (14)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Angewandte Chemie 6/2013: Silver is King
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Twenty Years On, Still Just Saying NO
Nitrogen(II) oxide plays a key role in vasodilation, sexual arousal, and cardiac activity, but how much do we really know about NO concentrations?
Wonderlab Comic – Waste Disposal
What to do with that left-over reaction mixture – Gin-Jo learns the hard way
Levels of Mercury in the Air Underestimated
Levels of reactive mercury forms in the air found to be higher than previously reported in the literature