Two bond or not two bond? That is a question of X-ray crystal structure interpretation, especially for cyclobutadiene

Crystallographic Confusion

Landfill Leachate ̶ A Dangerous Liquid
When landfill waste degrades and rain rinses the resulting products out, a black liquid and toxic leachate is formed

Nanopores Identify Modified DNA Bases
New solid-state nanopore technique is sensitive enough to distinguish hydroxymethylcytosine from methylcytosine

Micro Test Kit for Cholera
Direct, label-free detection of cholera toxin is now possible thanks to the development of microfluidics analytical device in Italy

Improved Li Batteries
The world’s smallest battery, with an anode of a single nanowire, has been created inside a TEM to study its charging in detail

Do As Bacteria Exist?
The discovery of bacteria with arsenic-based DNA has been reported, and questioned ...

Angewandte Chemie 50/2010: Looking Back and Ahead
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Searching for Xmas Presents?
Editors recommend Christmas presents with a scientific flavor ...

Mess-ter Comic — Initiation
A comic series by Sophie Lin: In part 4 she searches for the initiator of her polymerization

Blog: Post-doc in Paris 4
What is a Post-Doc in Paris like? Tibiriçá Gonçalves Vasconcelos contemplates housing options in his Blog. Part 4