In situ aberration-corrected electron microscopy aids the investigation of deactivation of catalytic gold nanoparticles
Scratching the Surface of Gold Nanocatalysts
Orthophosphate? No, Phosphite Thanks
Mexican researchers have developed a system to fertilize plants using phosphite instead of orthophosphate
A. Wheeler Awarded Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize
Aaron Wheeler, Canada, awarded the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize for work on the microfluidic extraction and quantification of estrogen
Distortions Imposed By An Enzyme
The combination of protein crystallography and computational chemistry elucidates the enzymatic mechanism of a mannosidase
Filming Bacterial Life in Multicolor
Multicolored probes target cell wall synthesis in the arms race with bacteria
An Aqueous Solution
Addition of zwitterions to ionic liquids allows them to be loaded up with water allowing dissolution of biological molecules without degradation
NMR Experiments Assisting in Drug Design
A simple experiment combines modern NMR techniques with applications in drug design
Etching Acids for Silicon Surfaces
Scientists analyzed how the composition of etching solutions determines the texture of silicon surfaces
Artificial Blood Maker: EPO
First successful total synthesis of Erythropoietin (EPO)
Explosive Chemometrics
Chemometrics allows analysts to unravel data from laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy the detection of explosive residues