Glucose-sensitive insulin release from a hydrogel functionalized with phenylboronic acid and pyrene

Sweet Gels for Diabetics

Renewable Diesel will Fuel UPS's Fleet
Neste's NEXBTL renewable diesel will be used by UPS's fleet operating in the USA starting mid-2015

Short Wavelength Plasmons in Nanotubes
Luttinger-liquid plasmon observed in metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes

The Taming of EDNA
Using co-crystallization to improve the stability of ethylenedinitramine

Foamy Graphene for Fuel Cells
New 3D supermacroporous graphene-containing foam anode outperforms carbon cloth in microbial fuel cells

New Receptor Controls Blood Pressure
The shear stresses of the flowing blood activates a receptor; ultimately this leads to a reduction in blood pressure

How Old is that Fingerprint?
Fatty acid diffusion rates could provide forensic clues in crime scene investigations

Targeting Tough Tuberculosis
Oxathiozolone inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosi proteasome could lead to new TB therapies

Sabic Invests in US Shale Gas Industry
Sabic plans to expand investment in US shale gas projects through joint ventures

Improved Electrode for Water Splitting
Silicone nanofilaments as a free-standing support for nanostructured nickel oxide anode