Pnicogen bonds have a comparable strength to hydrogen bonds and might act as a new conceivable molecular linker

Pnicogen Bonds: A New Molecular Linker?

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Artificial Photosynthesis
Artificial photosynthetic system developed by reassembling raw materials from plants as support matrix for the encapsulation of porphyrins

Healing With Light
Hiding that unsightly scratch to your partner’s car could soon be quicker and cheaper with self-healing polymer activated by light

William Lipscomb (1919 – 2011)
Nobel Chemist, William Lipscomb, passed away last week

Two Platinums Fight Cancer Better than One
Dinuclear platinum complex shows remarkable activity against cancer strain typically resistant to chemotherapy

Self-Organized Graphene Patterns
Self-assembly approach to making surface patterns in graphene oxide could see their use in electronic devices become cheaper

Stopping Amyloid Fibrillation with Nanoparticles
Can amyloid fibrillation associated with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s be stopped by nanoparticles that act like proteins?

Molybdenum Catalysts for Fuel Cells
Molybdenum-based catalysts found to be cheaper and faster for hydrogen production than platinum-based catalysts

Single Peptide-Surface Interaction
Investigations into how peptides bind to surfaces show that weak, non-covalent interactions may be the key to new biomimetic materials