How pyrethrins kill insects and the variety of modern pyrethroids

Pyrethrum: History of a Bio-Insecticide – Part 6

Bismuth Directs Asymmetric Cyclopropanation
Rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation of styrene derivatives improved by bismuth – different approach to catalyst optimization

Improving Antibacterial Peptides with Graphene Oxide
Melittin/graphene-oxide hybrid complexes with enhanced antibacterial activity

Self-Healing Zinc-Ion Battery
Freeze-thaw method gives self-healing hydrogel electrolyte

Shaping Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
Evaporation-guided assembly to produce superparamagnetic micro/macro-materials

100th Birthday: Larned B. Asprey
Pioneer of actinide and fluoride chemistry and Manhattan Project worker

3D Magnetic Microrobots
3D Microrobots made out of iron are biocompatible and can move efficiently

Honorary Membership of the GDCh for François Diederich
Highest honor of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society) for ETH Zurich researcher

Light-Induced Ion Transport through Graphene Oxide Membranes
Active ion transport against a gradient with high pumping rates

Milder Conditions for the Chichibabin Reaction
Wide range of 2-aminopyridines synthesized