Calls For EU's Framework Programme

Calls For EU's Framework Programme

2011 calls for the European Union's 7th Framework Programme: 6.4 billion EUR — Europe's biggest ever investment in research and innovation

Uncultured Bacteria

Uncultured Bacteria

Electrophoreses removes the need to culture bacteria samples before identification

Silver Bales

Silver Bales

Ordinary cotton coated with silver and electrified creates water filter that has no moving parts and requires very little power

Angewandte Author Profiles

Angewandte Author Profiles

Albert Schenning, Carsten Schmuck, Ramón Martínez-Máñez, and José Barluenga are interviewed this month

Speed Up MRI

Speed Up MRI

Scientists succeed in filming organs and joints in real time using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by reducing the recording time

Lighting the Way

Lighting the Way

Chelation enhanced fluorescence of amino acids helps illuminate kinase activity in cancer cells

Ensuring Bite-Free Picnics

Ensuring Bite-Free Picnics

Understanding the chemistry behind insect repellants could help chemists design alternatives to DEET and its ilk

How do Bacteria Smell?

How do Bacteria Smell?

Bacteria are able to sense airborne volatile metabolites produced by neighboring bacterial cultures and respond in a coordinated way