A vinyl sulfone derivative of chalcone shows potential as a drug for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

A New Compound Against Parkinson's?

Nanodiamonds Against Glaucoma
Nanodiamond-based contact lenses capable of delivering the glaucoma drug timolol maleate have been developed

Smell-Free Sulfide Synthesis
A synthetic route to produce sulfides that avoids the use or formation of thiols has been developed

Layered Silicates for CO2 Capture
Preparation of a Layered Silicate Sorbent (LSS) for carbondioxide capture

Electronic Chemical Potentials of MOFs
Electron removal energies for six archetypal MOFs including zeolitic, covalent and ionic frameworks determined

Smartphone Detects Mercury
A smart-phone-based hand-held platform allows the quantification of mercury(II) ions in water samples with ppb level of sensitivity

Preventing Deterioration of Broccoli
Hydrogen sulfide maintains the nurtients of broccoli by delaying postharvest deterioration

Synthesis of Carolacton
A synthetic route for carolacton, a compound active against a bacterium that causes tooth decay, has been developed

Building Anticancer Drugs Without Side Effects
Late-stage divergent synthetic route allows the synthesis of analogues of bleomycin, a common anticancer drug

Direct Imine Acylation
A direct method of coupling imines with carboxylic acids creates a wide range of heterocycles