EUR 200,000 available to support ambitious projects in science, engineering, medicine and teacher training in scientific subjects.
Bayer Foundation
Shikimic Gimmick
An alternative biomass-based route to benzoic acid from the renewable starting materials quinic acid and shikimic acid.
An Apple a Day? Okay!
Research into cloudy apple juice suggests that its phenolic content may help ward off symptoms of some chronic diseases.
Angew. Chem. 25/2010: Cells and Micelles
Overview on the current issue of the Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
A Thio-Millipede Invasion!
Cysteine-containing polyisocyanides are shown to be versatile nanoplatforms for chromophoric and bioscaffolding
'Oh No!' to ONOO–
A lanthanide-complex-based ratiometric luminescence probe specific for peroxynitrite (ONOO-) has been designed and synthesized.
Industrial Emissions Directive
Cefic suggests greater account of local needs and circumstances are required for better environmental protection.
Swinging Neutrinos
The first direct observation of a tau particle in a muon neutrino beam confirms that neutrinos oscillate and therefore have mass.
Activation of Oxygen by Silicon
First synthesis of dioxasiliranes isolable at room temperature, stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes featuring a three-membered SiO2-peroxide ring.
Druggy Parisians
Wastewater analysis in Paris hints at high levels of cocaine abuse in the city but low levels of ecstasy, amphetamines, and opiates.