Nobel Laureate Avram Hershko discusses how curiosity, choosing the right research, and persistence work as a general principle for success
Avram Hershko: Curiosity and Persistence
Molecular Dockers Move Microscopic Cargoes
A cargo transport system that works at the microscopic level and triggered by light has been devised and constructed
Stirred from Within
Micromotors mix for more effective oxidative degradation of chemical weapons
Surfactants with Magnetic Heads
Self organization of inorganic surfactants with head groups containing paramagnetic Dy3+ ions is controlled by magnetic interactions
Dan Shechtman: Succeeding in Science
Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman talks about the reason why quasicrystals weren't discovered earlier and his unerring belief in his experiments
Destabilization as an Advantage
Unusual structural and electronic properties make skin pigments superior radical scavengers
Certification of Renewable Resources
Possibilities of a certification for sustainability in the field of material use of biomass discussed at event in Berlin
More Transparency
Optically transparent water oxidation catalyst made from copper nanowires
The Portable Chemist’s Consultant
Yoshihiro Ishihara, Ana Montero, and Phil S. Baran's book is reviewed by Robert Webster, Henrik Teller, and Thomas Krämer, Germany
Power from the Sea?
Triboelectric nanogenerator extracts energy from ocean waves