Isolated compounds from Chinese medicine often show physiological activity. One such compound from Gansong has been identified

Extracting the Medicine from Traditional Chinese Medicine

Malleobactin Structure Elucidated
The virulence factor malleobactin has been shown to contain an unprecedented nitro-bearing amino acid

Roughing up Smoothened
A second-generation Smoothened (Smo) antagonist has shown excellent efficacy in rodent tumor models

History of Cyclotides
Cyclotides are head-to-tail cyclic peptides in plants

Discussing US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
A Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) study finds that stricter rules over hazardous chemicals inspire the innovation

A Spontaneous Resolution
Chiral supramolecular fluorophores can be made by simple crystallisation

Job: Assistant Editor Wiley-VCH's Physics Journals
Explore a career in publishing: Assistant Editor, Wiley-VCH's physics journals

Graphene Onion Rings
Tiny sliced onion three-dimensional (3D) rings of graphene have been produced and investigated

Automotive Lighting
First car with three-dimensional organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) rear lights

Tuning the Color of Luminescent Polymers
Luminescent heteronuclear lanthanide coordination polymers can be used to produce light with tunable color and brightness