Antibiotic’s backbone monitored by Raman optical activity to show preferred conformations in dioxane and methanol
Valinomycin’s Preferred Conformation
Stronger than Weak Bonds
Homonuclear dihydrogen bonds link alkanes in the crystal state. But are these purportedly weak bonds stronger than we think?
Micro Devices for Nano Fibers
Microfluidic technologies used to produce fibers of coordination polymers more easily than conventional techniques
Banana-based Water Treatment
Minced banana peels could be used to treat water discharged from mining processes, farms, and industrial wastes
Lanxess Expands High-Tech Plastics
Lanxess is expanding its global production network for high-tech plastics
Selenocyanate Contamination by Algae
Discovery that algae can produce the industrial contaminant selenocyanate could have implications for water monitoring
Cheaper Channels for Solar Cells
Solar cells could be more affordable and efficient if made with new method that employs an ultrafast pulsing laser
Quick Test for Stem Cells
New diagnostic test enables accurate and rapid assessment of the quality of pluripotent stem cell lines
Proteins: Food or Fuel?
Using proteins as a carbon source for energy production and biorefining could be possible with engineered microbial cells
Ambient CO2 Fixation
The ambient fixation of carbon dioxide can be achieved by converting it to cyclic carbonates with a ZnIIsalphen catalyst