Cleaner diesel and gasoline could be produced with metal–organic frameworks that remove nitrogen and sulfur contaminants

Cleaner Fuel with MOFs

Quantum Dots for Gene-Silencing
Gene-silencing siRNA delivered more effectively with quantum dots coated with cyclodextrin for targeted disease treatment and imaging

Evonik Expands R&D to Taiwan
Evonik's first project house outside Germany will develop new photovoltaic products and technologies with partners and universities

Thin Films with Only Chiral Faces
First example of thick films with exposed chiral and biocompatible faces for use in enantioselective heterogeneous catalysis

Why Lung Cancer Spreads
Genetic change that helps tumors move to other parts of the body has been identified

Invite Japanese Colleagues
Support website to coordinate relief efforts by the scientific community in response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan

Sensing Ten Cells at a Time
A unique and sensitive RNA sensor system to detect as few as 10 cancer cells has been reported

Hydrogen Storage: The Molecular Approach
Bottom-up synthesis of hydrogen storage material gives cluster with lowest H2 desorption temperature to date

New Approach to Amine Synthesis
First selective catalytic synthesis of primary amines splits secondary and tertiary amines by using ammonia

Schrödinger's Octopus?
A large molecule containing 430 atoms could help scientists prove how a molecule is both particle and wave