Carbon nanotubes functionalized with poly(imidazolium) zwitterions show excellent activity in the oxygen reduction reaction

Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells

High Performance Lithium Ion Capacitors
High performance lithium ion capacitors (LICs) constructed from urea-treated grapheme as cathode and prelithiated graphite as anode

Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals
New series of ionic liquids with low viscosities, good ionic conductivities, and wide plastic phase ranges has been prepared

Patchwork Nanosheets Help Burns Patients
Biodegradable nanosheets protect burn wounds against infection and could reduce the need for dressings to be changed daily

More Phosphorus Chemicals
LANXESS increases capacity of phosphorus chemicals network, a main pillar of synthetic chemistry

3D Aligned CuInS2 Chalcopyrite Nanorod Arrays
Synthesis of polycrystalline ternary CuInS2 nanorods with stoichiometric composition by using a nanocasting approach

60th Birthday: Bernhard Blümich
Professor Bernhard Blümich, RWTH Aachen, Germany, celebrates his 60th birthday

A Migraine Drug Fights Neurodegeneration
The migraine drug naratriptan improves motor neuron degeneration in a mouse model of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

Polycyclic Indoles Made Easy
Sequential catalysis simplifies the synthesis of polycyclic indoles, which usually require multistep approaches

Into Neurotensin’s Binding Mode
The crystal structure of the activated neurotensin receptor revealed how it interacts with its agonist