Synthetic material gets stronger from repeated stress much like bones after repeated workouts

Polymers Taking the Strain

Protein for New TB Vaccine
Protein secreted by tuberculosis bacteria is a promising candidate for a new vaccine

Biomarkers for Tuberculosis
Several promising biomarkers to predict who will fall ill from the tuberculosis bacteria have been identified

World TB Day 2011: March 24
World tuberculosis (TB) day commemorates the day the pathogenic bacteria that causes TB was discovered

Fuel Cells Without Platinum
Replacing platinum in fuel cells with polymer coated nanotubes decreases cost but not power output

High Turnover H2 Production
Single-component photocatalyst shows 20-fold increase in H2 production over current alternatives

Triaryl Phosphates from White Phosphorus
Iron-based catalysis gives new route to triorganophosphates for flame retardants without the need for chlorine

Harnessing Sunflowers for Drug Production
Sunflower proteins and their processing machinery hijacked to make protein rings – implications for plant-based drug production

Contrast Agent for Tumor Diagnostics
X-rays are not the only way: Phosphorescent metal–organic coordination polymers can also be used in optical imaging

What's New On CHEManager Europe
Highlights from this month's CHEManager Europe