Intramolecular amide-bond rearrangement gives a simple new route to cyclic peptides from unactivated linear precursors

Gold nanoparticles diagnose flu in minutes allowing physicians to begin treatment when it’s most effective

First example of 3D assay of NO diffusion using an engineered 3D artery model; convenient and effective for drug screening

Cash register receipts that people place near paper money has led to a worldwide contamination of paper money with bisphenol A

Endocannabinoids, the body's equivalent to compounds in marijuana that lead to a "high" could help explain dietary fat intake

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Stefan Bräse, Younan Xia, Sjoerd Harder, and Stefan Hecht, are interviewed this month

Newly synthesized polymer, fitted with molecular pincers, effectively captures nicotine molecules and its analogues

Molecular beacons allow sensitive detection of nucleic acids, proteins, and small molecules in complex biological samples

German selection process for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from the North Rhine-Westphalian point of view and its success