Millimeter-scale 3D, highly ordered arrays of hydroxyapatite, a mineral found in the tooth enamel and bones, have been synthesized
An "Apatite" to Make You Smile
Chemist's Three-Part Logical Thinking
First photo-ionic version of a triode – made up of the active components anthracene unit, amine group, crown ether – synthesized
Theoretical Chloride Clusters to Help Chemical Engineers and Geochemists
The stepwise solvation mechanism of free gaseous dichloride anion pairs was found to be quite interesting in many respects
Building Anticancer Drugs Without Side Effects
Late-stage divergent synthetic route allows the synthesis of analogues of bleomycin, a common anticancer drug
Finding a New Solution to Chemical Problems
Switchable-hydrophilicity solvents (SHSs) are potenial alternatives to the commonly used volatile organic solvents (VOCs)
Anything C Can Do, Can BN Do Better?
With state-of-the-art theoretical calculations a tetragonal phase of BN which is dynamically stable and metallic has been proposed
Molecular Dockers Move Microscopic Cargoes
A cargo transport system that works at the microscopic level and triggered by light has been devised and constructed
Silky Sunscreen
One of the perennially fascinating materials to be found in nature is silk; it's natural UV protective nature was investigated
Fullerenols: Fulfilling our Future Energy Needs
Carbon to catalyze low-carbon, hydrogen economy
Sniffing Out Sulfur Insights
A compound found in peanuts and coffee, and used as a common food additive, was studied spectroscopically to reveal conformational details