Building multifunctional chiral building blocks from materials like D-glutamic acid opens up synthetic routes to natural products.

Cancer and Crabs

Room to Move
Cells behave differently when in 2 D environments, such as Petri dishes, to more natural, 3 D structures such as those in the human body.

New EU Provisions
Leading environmental and health campaign groups fear that MEPs may lack courage to ban all highly hazardous products.

Metal Affinity
Nanoparticle-based sorbents demonstrate excellent affinity for the separation of heavy metals in contaminated water systems

Carbon Capture
Prototype combines solar power and CO2 adsorption to remove CO2 from air and convert it to syngas.

Coolant Conjecture
Take care when choosing an engine coolant - they're not all the same, warns Mike Freche from BASF.

Fried Green Tomatoes
The glycoalkaloid tomatine has been shown to inhibit human cancer cells in vitro but its concentration in tomatoes depends on the ripeness.

Top Companies and Sales
A global look at the chemistry industry with breakdowns by company and region.

Scaffold Synthesis
The enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids, using a tricyclic (R)-phenylglycinol-derived lactam scaffold is reported.

Watery No-Man's Land
Water exists in 15 distinct phases, now research shows that at 180 K ice and liquid can coexist after water crystallizes.