New route to hydrogenase cofactor azadithiolate provides a simple way to make model enzymes for H2 fuel production

Hydrogenase Cofactor Simply Synthesized

U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center
U.S. and Chinese partners will work in the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center to develop and test clean coal technologies

Making Fuel Cells Durable with Pt Nanostars
Starlike, platinum-based nanowire crystals could provide more stable cathodes for fuel cell applications

In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging with Azobenzene Switch
Azobenzene-based photochemical switches show promise as agents for the remote control of biomolecular function using light

3D Scaffold for Cell Cultures
Control over formation of cell adhesion sites and, consequently, cell shape in three dimensions can be achieved

Aerosol Transmission of Prions
Diseases caused by misfolded proteins such as mad cow disease could have an airborne route to infection

Anion Binding Indicates Catalyst Activity
Anion binding constants of a series of diamine-functionalized organocatalysts provides useful tool to probe catalytic activity

Mapping Atoms of Mollusk Teeth
New method allows tracking of fluoride in teeth or osteoporosis drugs in bones at previously inaccessible length scales

How Do Atoms Interact With Surfaces?
Measuring the van der Waals forces between atoms and surfaces with precision could help development of nanodevices

CO2 Transforms Pharmaceutical Crystal Forms
Carbon dioxide enables crystals to change shape into pharmaceutically interesting form under mild conditions