Pulsating Microcapsules

Pulsating Microcapsules

Polymer gel microcapsules can oscillate in and out depending on pH, offering potential for regular, self-medicating devices

Light Relief for Proteins

Light Relief for Proteins

Proteins have existed for billions of years, yet their photolytically weak sulfide bridges can be cleaved by light, so how do they persist?

Mineral Mechanisms

Mineral Mechanisms

New insights into the behavior of magnesium amorphous calcium carbonate could explain natural mineralization

The Catalyst Genome

The Catalyst Genome

J. Nørskov and T. Bligaard look at what makes a good catalyst and how to map the catalyst genome to speed catalyst discovery

Logical Color Change

Logical Color Change

A temperature-dependent color change in a macrocyclic cyclotetraazocarbazole has led to the development of a new logical molecule

Choosing the Right Basis Set

Choosing the Right Basis Set

The right choice of the basis set in quantum chemical calculations has a huge impact on the quality of the results