A Passive Gold Surface

A Passive Gold Surface

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

Shaping Platinum with Peptides

Shaping Platinum with Peptides

It is possible to create nanoscopic particles of platinum with precise shapes using facet-specific peptide sequences, according to US chemists

Catalytic Revelation

Catalytic Revelation

Good agreement in calculations and experiment reveal how an important pre-catalyst used in olefin metathesis is activated

Tracking Bismuth

Tracking Bismuth

Tracking bismuth uptake at the single-cell level using mass spectrometry could see new anti-ulcer drugs developed