Nickel coordinated to methyl coenzyme M provides a model for the active site of methyl coenzyme M reductase

Model Nickel Complex

Cracking Open Oysters
The chemical glue that allows oysters to stick to rocks has been identified; it could be used in boating and medicine

Promoting Natural Painkiller
New drug enables the body's internal answer to the cannabis chemical THC, effectively control pain at the site of an injury

Pallada-Bacteria
Biosorption of palladium from water turns industrial waste directly into C–C bond forming catalysts

Awarded: R. Schlögl and J. Lehmann
DECHEMA Plaque awarded to Robert Schlögl, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, and Jürgen Lehmann, University of Bielefeld

Bursting Cancer’s Bubble
Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort

A Little Toxic
The toxicity of nanomaterials is in its infancy despite a huge amount of research into nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene

Formate Food
Formate metabolism should not give sufficient energy for cell growth, but Thermococcus onnurineus strains have found a way around that

Pièce de Résistance!
Extremely potent compound against various multidrug-resistant HIV-1 variants developed

Noninvasive and Accurate
A new method that allows absolute temperature mapping with unmatched accuracy shows promise for biomedical applications