State-of-the-art of combining functionalized synthetic membranes with biological systems to form hybrid artificial cells
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Computational Technology Finds Genes for Insect Control
Evogene announces successful completion of first computational discovery of novel microbial genes for insect control
Vaccine Against Ebola
The first clinical tests of a vaccine against Ebola were successful
New Approach to Renewable Aromatics
To avoid retro- Diels–Alder reactions, the classical approach to furanics-derived aromatics is modified
LyondellBasell Acquires SJS Plastiblends
LyondellBasell has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the polypropylene compounds (PPC) manufacturer
SnS Nanoplatelets for Solar Cells
Newly synthesized well-calibrated square SnS nanoplatelets could substitute toxic CdS as buffer material in thin film solar cells
New Material: 2D Stanene
Atom thick layer of stanene fabricated; unusually electronic phenomena theoretically predicted
Deepest Detection of Active Life
At almost 2.5 km beneath the sea floor, microbial life produces methane from coal
One-pot Odourless Synthesis of Thioesters
Efficient, versatile, odourless protocol for a one-pot preparation of thioesters from non-thiolic precursors under mild conditions
Short Wavelength Plasmons in Nanotubes
Luttinger-liquid plasmon observed in metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes