Reactant that changes color enables detection of nerve-agent mimics and identification of the nerve gas

Chemical Weapon Threat Detector

New MOF for CO2 Capture
The first rigid metal-organic framework made from a flexible amine shows high potential for CO2 capture and storage

Microbes as CO2 Conversion Catalysts
Bacteria that electrocatalytically convert CO2 to formate present a green alternative to traditional inorganic electrocatalysts

Most Accessed Articles: March 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2011

A Passive Gold Surface
Understanding how the passivating layer on a gold surface forms could see more accurate biosensors developed

Making Metabolites by Mimicking Enzymes
Engineered enzyme mimics human drug metabolism and produces metabolites on a scale suitable for characterization and testing

Salt Regulated Fluorescence Switching
First chemosensor that turns fluorescence on in the presence of fluoride ions developed by researchers in Korea

Keep the Methyl, Kill the Cancer
Stopping histone demethylases from removing the methyl groups from lysine side chains could present effective route to treat cancer

Targeting Actin for Drug Discovery
Targeting the actin filaments in cell scaffolds rather than the microtubules could lead to new anti-tumor or anti-HIV agents

Pnicogen Bonds: A New Molecular Linker?
Pnicogen bonds have a comparable strength to hydrogen bonds and might act as a new conceivable molecular linker