Researchers imitate the silk egg stalks of lacewings and create synthetic biomaterial that has similar tensile strength and elasticity
Eggs on Stalks Inspire Synthetic Silk
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Book on applications of MOFs and discussing the advantages and limits of the material is reviewed by Jiří Čejka, Czech Republic
ChemistryViews.org: Second Anniversary
Celebrating two exciting and successful years – looking back on what we've achieved and forward to your feedback and a great third year
New Route to Potential Glycosidase Inhibitors
Efficient preparation of 8 of the 16 isomers of inhibitor candidate deoxynojirimycin could help find new diabetes treatments
Planned Coincidence for Discovering New Reactions
Antibody-based immunoassay helps in the search for new chemical reactions by screening thousands of reactions at once
Anion Coordination Chemistry
Bowman-James, Bianchi, and Garcìa-España' book, Anion Coordination Chemistry, is reviewed by Philip Gale, UK
Synthetic Scent Hounds
Nanostructured sensor can detect very low concentrations of the explosive TNT
New Cationic Complexes for Ring-Opening Polymerization
Highly electrophilic cationic complexes as catalysts in the immortal ring-opening polymerization of lactide
Anti-inflammatory Response to Certain Foods
Foods high in polyphenols could help reduce chronic inflammation and the diseases associated with it
How to Tell if Fruit is Ripe
Carbon nanotube-based ethylene sensor establishes fruit ripeness