Substance found in compost shown to degrade organic pollutants
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Tackling Mad Cow Disease and its Relatives
Hope for previously untreatable, prion-caused diseases comes from the indole-3-glyoxylamide family
Cytotoxic Amphidinin B Synthesized
The first stereoselective total synthesis of Amphidinin B has been achieved on a gram-scale, allowing biological evaluation
An Array of Colorful Polymers
Researchers have synthesized different colored polyesters simply by changing the ratio of the starting materials
Landfill Leachate ̶ A Dangerous Liquid
When landfill waste degrades and rain rinses the resulting products out, a black liquid and toxic leachate is formed
New Route to Bleaching Agent
Production of chlorine dioxide for water treatment and paper bleaching achieved at ambient pressure and temperature
Show Me Your Malaria Peptide And I Form Antibodies
Tailor-made vaccines have become more realistic, thanks to a team of European researchers
Combating Old Man Winter
Physics helps to get rid of snow and ice in the winter ̶ but chemistry is more efficient
Ionic Liquids Improve Wind Turbines
A new research project, IL-WIND, will develop ionic-liquid based lubricants for wind turbines
Wake Up, Bacterial Spores!
Certain important pathogenic bacteria can produce spores, which are a dormant cell type that is able to resist and survive unfavorable conditions