Silica-titania nanofibers could provide a tougher filter for cleaning up water contaminated with sewage or industrial pollutants

Nanotech Toughens Up Water Purification

100th Anniversary of the First PVC Patent
Production method for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) first patented 100 years ago by Friedrich Klatte; answer to Guess the Chemist (20)

A Novel Way to Fight Tuberculosis
A new imidazopyridine amide derivative kills drug-resistant tuberculosis strains through a novel mechanism

Probing Enzyme Activity
The activity of different enzymes was investigated by using newly developed probes for 19F NMR/MRI imaging

Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor
A potent and selective matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor has been developed by the conjugation of cyclam and marimastat

Improving the Synthesis of Perylene Diimide Dimers
A combination of C–C homocoupling and C–H activation doubles the yields of perylenediimide dimers

No Caffeine During Pregnancy?
Caffeine consumption during pregnancy alters brain’s development of mice

Boosting Endocannabinoids
LM-4131 is a novel anxiolytic compound that acts by selectively stimulating endocannabinoids’ activity

Molecular Containers in the Gas Phase
Noncovalent interactions between several protonated amines and an original ditopic receptor, nor-seco-cucurbit[10]uril, are investigated

Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Attenols A and B
A highly convergent total synthesis of attenols A and B utilizing a double alkylation tosylmethyl isocyanide (TosMIC) strategy to construct the spiro acetal segment