Colin L. Raston outlines how Australian research has been advanced through a range of fellowships and research programs

Australian Chemistry under the Spotlight

Delivering Drugs with Titanium
The sustained release of ibuprofen in a biological environment is possible by using new TiO2-based drug-delivery systems

Ilan Marek Honored
Ilan Marek, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, receives the Janssen Pharmaceutica Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis

Escherichia Coli, The Super Cell
E. coli cells are permeabilized to optimize multienzymatic flaviolin production, a polyketide-based secondary metabolite

Currant Seeds Defend DNA
Currant seed extracts exert protective functions on human lymphocytes DNA and chromosome aberration

Angewandte Chemie 29/2012: Collected Intelligence
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Magnetic Isolation of Hydrogenation Catalyst
Hydrogenation catalyst, that can be easily isolated with a magnet, performs well under mild solvent-free conditions

From Poppies to Noscapine
The biosynthetic pathway of the anticancer alkaloid noscapine has been identified

Global R&D Center for Mining in Australia
BASF opens center to focus on breakthrough technologies to reduce energy and reuse water

Multifunctional Particles for Photothermal Therapy
Synthesis of folic acid-loaded multifunctional Ag@Au@phenol formaldehyde resin (PFR) particles for photothermal cancer therapy