Needle that delivers a shot directly into a cell’s nucleus gives temporally and spatially controlled delivery

Precision Injection

New Cefic President
Giorgio Squinzi takes over from Christian Jourquin as the president of the European Chemical Industry Council

Wöhler-Award for Younger Chemists
The Wöhler-Award for Younger Chemists was awarded to Dr. Jan J. Weigand, Münster, Germany, at the Wöhler Conference

Fertilizer Frauds
Measurement of the δ15N value of lettuces could provide a cheap, rough indicator of illicit synthetic fertilizer use in organic crops

Congratulations!
Professor Bert W. Meijer, Eindhoven University of Technology, has been named the 2011 The Chemical Record Lecturer

Allosteric Catalyst
Triple-layer catalyst opens way for detection of small molecules by mimicking allosteric enzymes

New Industry Between Food & Pharma
Nestlé Health Science S.A. and Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences established to target new opportunity between food and pharma

Cheap, Pure Hydrogen
Low-temperature platinum catalyst could be used for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell powered vehicles

Molecules Inhibiting Cancer Cell Growth
Finnish researchers discover promising novel targets for cancer treatment

Alkyl Tales and Solvent Systems
Bulk thermodynamic properties of a binary mixture have been found not to be directly transferable to chemical interfaces