Highly porous magnetic microspheres mop up toxic metals for rapid detection of contaminated drinking water
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Trapped Titania Lights Up Reactions
The photocatalytic activity of titania moves from UV to visible light if trapped within carbon nanotubes, opening up new applications
Herbal Remediation or Complication?
Do herbal remedies like St. John's wort live up to their claims or are they a source of additional complications?
Nano Testing Gets its Stripes
The humble zebrafish can be used to test the safety of transition metal oxide nanoparticles according to an international team
Cervical Cancer Diagnostics
Algorithm can spot the earliest biochemical changes that are a precursor to cervical cancer by untangling near-infrared Raman spectra
New Dual Catalyst Approach
A new dual catalyst approach to cycloaddition makes a formerly diastereoselective reaction scheme enantioselective
Explaining the Munchies Could Lead to Anti-Obesity Medication
Endocannabinoids, the body's equivalent to compounds in marijuana that lead to a "high" could help explain dietary fat intake
Cellular Antifreeze
The cryopreservation of samples of human cells can be improved with the use of a bioconjugate antifreeze compound
The 3D Butterfly Effect
The wings of a butterfly have served as a template for making 3D silica photonic crystals for non-linear optics applications
No More Metal Cats
Metal-free catalysts that effect transfer hydrogenation in imines, enamines, and N-heterocycles, offer simpler routes to novel molecules