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The Wiley-CST Award for Outstanding Publication was awarded to P. Rashatasakhon and T. Buajarern at PACCON 2011

Method to immobilize drug capsules without damaging surrounding tissue could lead to localized or increased drug absorption

New route to hydrogenase cofactor azadithiolate provides a simple way to make model enzymes for H2 fuel production

U.S. and Chinese partners will work in the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center to develop and test clean coal technologies

Starlike, platinum-based nanowire crystals could provide more stable cathodes for fuel cell applications

Azobenzene-based photochemical switches show promise as agents for the remote control of biomolecular function using light

Control over formation of cell adhesion sites and, consequently, cell shape in three dimensions can be achieved

Diseases caused by misfolded proteins such as mad cow disease could have an airborne route to infection

A micro-supercapacitor that can be woven like a thread could lead to clothing that creates and stores energy