Joseph Wang, University of California, USA, has been awarded the Spiers Memorial Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Spiers Memorial Award for J. Wang
Crab Shells for Batteries
Successful use of crab shell nanochannel templates to construct hollow nanofiber electrodes for lithium ion batteries
Enantioselective Photochromism in Human Serum Albumin
Hydrophobic pockets in human serum albumin allow photochromic reactions to occur enantioselectively in aqueous media
Angling for a Route to Fish Proteins
The chemical synthesis of a masked analogue of a fish antifreeze protein has been developed
Cephalosporolide H Gives up More of its Structural Secrets
Total synthesis of both spiroketal diastereomers of the reported structure of Cephalosporolide H
BN Against Cancer
Nanotubes made from boron nitride can be used to package up pharmaceutical for targeted chemotherapy against cancer
New Method for Imaging Bacterial Communication
New fluorescent-labeling agent for quorum sensing receptors could help understand bacteria–host communication pathways
Improving Memory
American scientists discovered a novel symmetric bis-glycolamide which improves long-term memory
A New Class of Insecticides?
American scientists developed a chemical which kills mosquitoes by blocking their renal function
Algae Oil As Feedstock For Producing Renewable Fuel
Neste Oil signs an algae oil off-take agreement with Cellana