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Bilingual Molecule Begins to Talk
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) combines two biological information systems
Titan on Earth – Icy Formation of Polycyclic Organics
Aromatics can be efficiently synthesized via galactic cosmic ray exposure of low-temperature acetylene ices on Titan’s surface
Plastic Particles in Coastal Ocean Sediments
Plastic deposited on the sea floor has increased in parallel to worldwide plastic production over the period since World War II
Rubik's Cube Made Soft
Functioning macroscopic "Rubik's Cube" made from hydrogels
Efficient, Heat-Stable Organic Solar Cells
Thermally stable organic solar cell based on an unusual combination of small molecule donor and polymer acceptor
A Safe Way to Nitriles
Asymmetric hydrocyanation of alkenes without cyanide reagents gives synthetic chemists more pleasure in synthesizing nitriles
Single Cells Get Their Shells
Nanocomposite exoskeleton makes mammalian cells more resilient and incorporated inorganic building blocks provide many possibilities
Impurities in Plastic Can Spoil Your Quantum Dot Emissions
Accidental contamination of substrates and polymer films gives wrong signals
Biosynthetic Pathway to Amino Acids with a Terminal Alkyne
Discovery may open new strategies for easier modifications on peptides or proteins used in medicine and technology