Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) spacers linking peptides to surfaces for diagnostic purposes are assumed to be conformationally inert

Affect of PEG on Surface Peptides

EU Chemicals Trends Report
September EU chemicals production continued to improve, but 3rd quarter output below pre-crisis level

Water Purification with Magnetite
Magnetite nanoparticles show promise for the removal of Ni and other metal ions from wastewater

Wake Up, Bacterial Spores!
Certain important pathogenic bacteria can produce spores, which are a dormant cell type that is able to resist and survive unfavorable conditions

Hydrogen Production From Water Splitting
Polycrystalline CuInS2 films fabricated by sulfurization of electrodeposited Cu and In form precursor films for H2O splitting

Improved Continuous-Flow Hydroarylation
First simple and efficient continuous-flow hydroarylation of arenes and heteroarenes suitable for various styrenes reported

BASF Acquisition of Cognis
European Commission approves BASF’s acquisition of Cognis

BASF To Acquire CRI/Criterion
BASF to acquire CRI/Criterion’s global styrene catalysts business

Green Synthesis Of Nanoparticles
Method for making Au nanoparticles for imaging cancer is environmentally and biologically benign as it uses cinnamon

Selective Route to Trisubstituted Alkenes
Ei-ichi Negishi reports a more stereoselective route to trisubstituted alkenes from propyne