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December 19, 2005
Science
& Technology Concentrates Phosphatase docking modeled
Catalytic converters may foul
air
Enhancing natural
antidepressants
Dragging
down metals with light
Protein ionizability estimated
Materials Science Blossoms In Boston
Talks feature tooth whitening, electrochromic plastics, smart textiles, and nanoparticle studies.
Science For Peace In The Middle East
Malta conferences encourage stronger scientific ties to counter political strife in troubled region.
The $1,000 Genome
New methods aim to drive cost of sequencing an individual human genome to below $1,000.
Protein Synthesis Nipped In The Bud
Inhibitor of initial step of protein biosynthesis could lead to new anticancer or antiviral drugs.
Digital Briefs
New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise.
Chemistry Highlights 2005
Key advances have been made this year in organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, and other areas.
December 12, 2005
Science
& Technology Concentrates
Moving subsurface hydrogen
atoms
GPCR assay
monitors cell shape changes
Taking a systems biology approach to
apoptosis
Sea urchin's
unforeseen molecular diversity
Secrets of toucan beak revealed
Lawsuit and Turmoil At Florida State
Generous chemistry professor is pitted against the university in a building deal gone sour.
Purge And Trap Turns 30
Analyte concentrator for gas chromatography enabled part-per-billion analysis of volatile organics.
Inside Instrumentation
Technology and Business News for the Laboratory World.
December 5, 2005
Science
& Technology Concentrates
Tiling surfaces with DNA
ATP is pinned down as taste
neurotransmitter
Titan shows more of its
personality
Tailorable
nanoparticles synthesized
Imprints are not footprints
Long Live RIKEN
At 88, Japan's premier research institute thrives but struggles with global isolation.
New Products
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
November 28, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
Untangling protein
traffic
pH-Controlled photodynamic
therapy
Nanowire
properties via synthesis
Squishy carbon nanotube films
Antitumor agent penetrates brain,
enters clinic
Atomic Imaging Turns 50
Field ion microscopy, the oldest technique for 'viewing' individual atoms, continues to uncover materials secrets with exceptional resolution.
Drugs By Design
With little fanfare, structure-based drug design is filling development pipelines.
New Wrinkles In Uranium Chemistry
Synthesis of novel uranium-nitrogen compounds is helping to fuel resurgence in actinide science.
Hurricanes Grow More Powerful
Troubling trend points to the need for new strategies to deal with threatened coastal communities.
November 21, 2005
Science
& Technology Concentrates Aspirin Polymorph Found
Biomolecules at
unprecedented resolution
Organic reaction network claims
predictive power
Asymmetric Biginelli reaction
Whither missing xenon?
Better Control Of Batch Reactors
New heat-transfer technology takes temperature control of batch reactors to unprecedented level.
Digital Briefs
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.
November 14, 2005
Science & Technology
Concentrates Key part of HIV
envelope glycoprotein visualized
Sugary catalyst for biodiesel
Sweetness in fine detail
Small molecule inhibits
TNF-a
Lowering the viscosities of
ionic liquids
Antagomirs
Join Chemists' Toolkit
New class of RNA compounds may open window on microRNA's role in disease processes.
What's That Stuff? Kava
Traditional Polynesian beverage relaxes some, but its appearance and bitter taste gross out others.
Inside Instrumentation
Technology and Business News for the Laboratory World.
November 7, 2005
Science
& Technology Concentrates
Chemosensor turns on for
mercury
Enzyme's dance
may be a key to mechanism
Nanotubes made nontoxic
Bat compound contains chlorine
a-Synuclein's normal
role
New
Products
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
October 31, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
Oxaziridines catalyze C?H
oxidation selectively
Enzyme removes pesticide residue
pronto
Simple magnet
manipulates Co nanoparticles
Bacteria prefer larger DNA
Cocaine remakes the
brain
Materials For Space
NASA readies chemical and mechanical fixes in anticipation of inadvertent damage to the shuttle's thermal protection system.
R&D Spending
Scientists in academe enjoyed another good year in 2003.
Anticancer Agents In Wine
Oak-aged wine contains bioactive compounds similar to a commercial anticancer drug.
Insights
Portrayal of chemistry on reality TV show is not quite as professor imagined.
October 24, 2005
Science & Technology
Concentrates Relief without
side effect
Observation
of d-orbital aromaticity
Solar cells go inorganic
Gilded bacteria sense
moisture
Antibiotics and
hearing loss
Fighting Malaria
New antimalarial drugs are needed to ensure that effective and affordable treatments continue to be available and are not lost to parasite resistance.
Preventing Malaria
Vaccine development already has taken decades, but recent clinical results show hints of progress.
Tribochemistry
Conference examines latest research in science of friction, wear, and tear.
Controversial
Article Creationist challenge of radiometric dating technique draws criticism.
Crystal Engineering
Researchers create crystalline nanoporous material with cubic voids.
Digital Briefs
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.
October 17, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
Nano Database Goes Online
Collection of papers on environmental and health impacts of nanomaterials is the first of its kind.
New Products
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
October 10, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
Nuclear Crime Fighting
Nuclear forensics field deduces radioactive material's origin, age, and probable intended use.
Colorful Focus
Contact lens makers rely on nanotech to make more sophisticated colored lenses.
Ginkgolides
Koji Nakanishi is engrossed by the ginkgo tree and its aesthetic and medicinal constituents.
Stable Electride
The counterion in an alkali-metal cryptand complex is a trapped electron.
Bone Picking
Researchers retrieve ancient DNA from crystal aggregates in bones.
Inside Instrumentation
October 3, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
Gas Separation
Advanced membrane materials improve gas and vapor selectivity; offer environmental, energy, and cost benefits.
Green Polymers
Benign starting materials for bioplastics are obtained from agricultural, animal, and microbial resources.
Young Investigator
Awards ACS division hosts inaugural symposium recognizing outstanding inorganic chemists.
Terahertz Spectroscopy
Chemical analysis using far-IR light attracts new interest.
Architecture Amid Cells
Researchers fabricate analytical tools in the presence of living cells.
September 26, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
Drug Discovery
New therapeutic agents are discussed at ACS national meeting.
D-Tected
Researchers find D-amino acids in single neurons and subcellular sites.
Insights
Chemists should take every opportunity to dispel the myths surrounding chemistry.
Digital Briefs
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.
September 19, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
ACS Meeting Potpourri
Highlighted are antifogging glass, "ring-walking" metals, cysteine biosynthesis, and a unique polymer that detects explosives.
Mapping Tumor Proteins
Technique may help doctors diagnose and treat cancer patients.
Carbohydrates Synthesis
Researchers prepare complex oligosaccharide found in cell wall of the tuberculosis bacterium.
New Products
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
September 12, 2005
Science & Technology Concentrates
Cancer Treatment
Chemotherapy can lead to difficulties with memory and concentration.
Deep Freeze
Curious behavior of choline chloride-containing mixtures opens up many possibilities.
Natural Design
Rigid metal complexes mimic the shapes of natural products.
Inside Instrumentation
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
September 5, 2005
CHIRAL CHEMISTRY
Progress in asymmetric catalysis, separation of enantiomers, and removal of metal-related impurities advance drug development.
UC MERCED
New University of California campus offers interdisciplinarity in a rural setting.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
August 29, 2005
INORGANIC NANOTUBES
Researchers see intriguing physical properties and a range of potential applications.
KEITH HODGSON
C&EN talks with the chemist who helped turn X-ray absorption spectroscopy into one of the most useful tools for studying organometallic structures.
INSIGHTS
Chemistry faces the challenge of broadly adapting new technologies to help achieve global sustainable development.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
August 22, 2005
HYDROGEN STORAGE
Advanced materials and methods for producing and storing hydrogen are furthering the goal of replacing fossil fuels.
CHEMICAL NAMING
Free IUPAC software converts structures to computer-readable representations.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
August 15, 2005
FLUOROUS CHEMISTRY
Field is expanding rapidly because of its many potential applications.
WIZ KIDS
Summer camp spices up science with a little sorcery.
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
August 8, 2005
CATALYSIS
Researchers probe oxygen vacancies on ceria.
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
August 1, 2005
IONIC LIQUIDS
Meeting in Austria shows increasing diversity of industrial applications.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Essential oil is responsible for catnip's stimulating effects on felines.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
July 25, 2005
PROTONATED METHANE
Broad-frequency IR spectrum reveals new details of methonium ion.
ON-WATER EFFECT
Plain old water seems to pump up organic reactions.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software And Websites For The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Thienoacenes now
have up to seven fused rings
Method finds
phosphorylation sites
Orthogonal mRNA
programs cells
Drug
discovery journal to debut
WSb triple bond
produced
July 18, 2005
MASS
STANDARD
Experts argue that the kilogram should be redefined.
VIBRATIONAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM
VCD spectrometer, founded on a chemist's dream, aids determination of absolute configuration of chiral compounds.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Today's golf balls may look like those from the 19th century, but they're made of dramatically different materials.
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Surface
effects on NH3 adsorption
Protein loss
and early Alzheimer's
Birds drop
pollution
Probing gene expression in single cells
Cleaning up
fullerenols
July 11, 2005
PHARMA TOOL
Accelerator mass spectrometry is used to better understand drug candidates.
NOVARTIS
Relocation to Cambridge, Mass., drives patient-focused vision for drug discovery.
ONLINE DATABASES
New, free databases encompass all known protein-ligand complexes and their binding information.
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES C60's elusive
little sister isolated
Nanoparticles
enhance PCR
Wildfire emissions
totaled
Toward hybrid
electronics
Methyl
groups pull, not push, on carboranes
July 4, 2005
FOOD
ANALYSIS
Analytical instrumentation and assays ensure quality and safety in the food and dairy industry.
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
39th Biennial National Organic Chemistry Symposium gave participants a taste of problems tackled by organic chemists.
MENTORING
Programs emphasize advising and counseling chemists at the earliest stages of their careers.
SOLUTION CHEMISTRY
Spectroscopic details paint a fuller picture of hydrated proton?s structure.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
June 27, 2005
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Five companies and an individual are rewarded for efforts to develop safer production methods that generate less waste.
CATALYZING
Catalysis society meeting spotlights advances in environmental catalysis.
BIBLE ANALYSIS
Raman spectroscopy reveals pigment palette of Gutenberg Bibles.
INSIGHTS
One -third of scientists in a recent ethics survey admitted to questionable research practices.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
June 20, 2005
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
June 13, 2005
DENDRIMERS
Treelike molecules find applications in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and polymer science.
TRAVELING LAB
In Texas, a mobile lab offers instruction and certifies water and wastewater treatment personnel.
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
June 6, 2005
ANTISMOKING DRUG
Varenicline, a nonnicotine smoking-cessation agent, is now in late-stage Phase III clinical trials.
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Protein stabilizes
-hemoglobin
Endocrine
disrupters' effects are inheritable
Chemical
steps to biomass fuel
Toxic exposure may
reprogram gene response
Prion disease requires
cell attachment
May 30, 2005
HARNESSING MICROREACTIONS
-hemoglobin Researchers find that processes run in microreactors open doors to more efficient and novel chemistry useful for fine chemicals and intermediates.
SPEEDING UP PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Parallel experimentation tools help process chemists optimize manufacturing routes.
KNOW THY PROCESS
Regulatory push for process analytics sets new goals for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
SOLAR ENERGY
Internationally recognized scientists try to identify key basic research needed to utilize solar energy effectively.
SIMON CAMPBELL
C&EN talks with the leader of the campaign for chemistry in the U.K.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software And Websites For Chemical Enterprise.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES
Compounds block select kinases
How Ca
doping boosts the supercurrent
Garlic's heat explained
Photocatalyst is driven by visible light
A turnoff
for the koala palate
May 23, 2005
REACTION NETWORKS
Biological pattern formation is a model for complex reaction networks that could aid tissue engineering or device fabrication.
IMPROVED FISHING NETS
Chemist uses his spare time to make nets safer for marine mammals.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES
Light shed on hepatitis C replication
Alternative to thiol monolayer
Accounting for OH radicals
Simpler strategy for direct C-C coupling
tRNA
promotes translational accuracy
May 16, 2005
OPEN-ACCESS
PUBLISHING
Online publishers weigh risks and benefits and are deciding just how open the access should be.
COVALENT CATALYSIS
Controversial view of enzyme catalysis takes on Linus Pauling, triggering much debate.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Complex process of producing whisky leads to its complicated mishmash of flavors.
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Osmium diboride: Hard by design
Earlier ovarian cancer detection
Zr complex has RBi=BiR ligand
Ultrafast electron microscopy
Ocean's organic nitrogen charted
May 9, 2005
RNA
INTERFERENCE
Structural insights reveal workings of an RNA-induced silencing complex.
DIELS-ALDER REACTION
Do enzymes perform this reaction in the course of their syntheses of biochemical compounds?
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Estrogen-like chemicals cause prostate defects in mice
Calculations point to more stable enzymes
HOOO
radical characterized
Healthy oils turn toxic in the fryer
Cadmium at enzyme's center
May 2, 2005
PRUSSIAN
BLUE
Tricentennial of inorganic pigment is celebrated at ACS symposium.
HISTONE METHYLATION
This dynamic covalent modification might control access to tightly packed genomic DNA.
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Company is developing new uses for N-vinylformamide as a less toxic, environmentally friendlier alternative to acrylamide.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Pt-
Re complex adds lots of H2
Catalysis with serial ligands
Fuel
cell cleans water, makes hydrogen to boot
Cation sandwich has proton filling
New
role for DNA: Chiral induction
April 25, 2005
DATA EXCHANGE
Drug modelers seek ways to share information but not structure.
FORENSIC CHEMISTRY
High-tech analytical tools help chemists solve tough crimes.
FLUOROUS PROTEOMICS
Technique overcomes limitations of traditional enrichment approaches.
INSIGHTS
South African officials are slow to admit the facts about HIV/AIDS.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software And Websites For Chemical Enterprise.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES How
plants reward helpful ants
Membrane proteins probed by NMR method
Standardization enhances gene-chip reliability
Superlens images the supersmall
Supersized DNA helix glows
April 18, 2005
DRUG
CANDIDATES
Symposium gives drug company researchers a chance to disclose potential new medicines.
DRUG DELIVERY
Novel polymer-drug systems are designed to enhance biocompatibility and biodegradability.
MAKING SUGARS
Amino acids of low optical purity catalyze one-pot asymmetric synthesis.
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES
Light sends flies through hoops
I+ is catalyst for oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH
Mid
-IR spectra of naked protein
Bacteria coaxed into producing just one protein
Shape-shifting polymers respond to light
April 11, 2005
BÜRGENSTOCK
CONFERENCE
Fortieth annual meeting showcases top research in idyllic setting.
NANODICTIONARY
Project aims to develop a standard nomenclature for nanotechnology.
BUGS IN SPACE
NASA miniature satellite will determine effects of space travel on gene expression in E. coli.
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Thin
polymer films modify surfaces
Neurotoxin made by most cyanobacteria
Screening for effects on cells
Protein sensor homes in on lead
Chiral esters from ketenes
April 4, 2005
EXTREME
ENVIRONMENTS
Microbes that survive in extreme conditions help define life's true limits.
MEETINGS BRIEFS
Pushing bacteria around
Composite membrane for fuel cell
DNA
turned on by light
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Phloroglucinol biosynthesis charted
Venus flytraps for proteins
Fuel-cell design boosts efficiency
Cell
fragments add to aerosols in atmosphere
Macrocyclic amine snags and holds CH2Cl2
March 28, 2005
PITTCON 2005
Phloroglucinol biosynthesis charted
Venus flytraps for proteins
Fuel-cell design boosts efficiency
Cell fragments add to aerosols in atmosphere
Macrocyclic amine snags and holds CH2Cl2
March 28, 2005
PITTCON 2005
Meeting showcases advances in methods and instrumentation, including new tools for on-site sampling; Waters Symposium travels down electrochemistry's memory lane.
MEETING POTPOURRI
Research highlights from the ACS spring national meeting.
LELAND CLARK
C&EN talks with the inventive designer of numerous medical devices.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software And Websites For Chemical Enterprise.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES 'Apple
peel' traps water
Heat speeds up 2-D-LC for proteomics use
Boron insertion
yields 14-vertex carborane
Amino acids
reveal protein interactions
Nanotube
capacitor 'sniffs' chemical vapors
March 21, 2005
METABOLIC
ENGINEERING
Organisms are tailored to produce chemicals.
DRUG EFFECTS
New profiling techniques provide more complete assessments of drugs.
GLOBAL WARMING
Effects of rising CO2 emissions match predictive models; researchers call for action.
THIRD BOND'S A CHARM
Researchers' sulfur iodide cation boasts highest bond order to date for a multiply bonded main-group element.
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES
Magnesium in flux
Lots
of methane in the tropics
Conserved residues have dual role
Porous crystals store CH4, CO2 selectively
Some
climate change is inevitable
March 14, 2005
2005 PRIESTLEY MEDALIST
Nobelist George A. Olah is celebrated for more than 50 years of accomplishments in chemistry.
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Sanofi-Aventis' highly automated solution-phase synthesizer draws mixed reviews.
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES
Compound breaks DNA and sustains the break
Aliphatic C—F bond activation at room temperature
Bringing footprinting to the masses
Bacteria spur algae to leaf
CO2 used to process carbs
March 7, 2005
DRUG DELIVERY
Firms move away from traditional partnership models and aim to commercialize products themselves.
SIMPLE MASS SPEC
Ionization method allows analysis without sample preparation.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Metallostar packs six Gd3+ ions into tight space
Cholesterol does double duty
Nanoscale engineering degree a first
A radical
way to link DNA strands
High
perchlorate in breast milk
February 28, 2005
INFLUENZA
VACCINES
Developers have to stay ahead of major genetic changes in flu viruses that can result in global pandemics.
BIOPHYSICS HIGHLIGHTS
Annual meeting includes debut of structural techniques and discovery of reagents for glycobiology.
INSIGHTS
Some people have become blase about space exploration, but there's still a lot to discover.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES How smog may trigger
allergies
Effective route from
ketones to chiral alcohols
Amino acid ionic
liquids
Uranium sticks
together with quintuple bonds
Tooth paste repairs
cavities
February 21, 2005
UNTANGLING
ALZHEIMER'S
From over-the-counter pain relievers to green tea and curry, everyday products join the fight against this debilitating disease.
NANOMACHINERY
Aqueous hydrogen peroxide fuel powers synthetic nanomotors.
CIRCULAR REASONING
Copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne reaction cyclodimerizes large peptides.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
Gasoline's ubiquity belies its complex blend of hydrocarbons and additives.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENtrates
Tracking metal complexes in cancer cells
Oligomer behaves like molecular wire
Simpler stem cell diet
Imaging chiral molecules on surfaces
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
February 14, 2005
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
Measurements and modeling inform the big-picture view of complex biological systems, aiding drug discovery and development.
FLUORINE CONFERENCE
Sessions highlight the expanding role of fluorine in medicine, industry, and materials science.
STEM CELLS
Focus for chemists is on how small molecules help stem cells grow and differentiate.
GLYCINE IN SPACE
Astronomers debate possible sighting.
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Halogenated ethers of natural origin
Beating stress and cell death
Polymer has clear advantage
First synthesis of thiomarinol antibiotic
Micelle-based water softeners
February 7, 2005
POLYELECTROLYTES
Fluorinated polymer multilayer systems are ultrahydrophobic and may have a range of applications.
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
New method couples indoles and pyrroles with carbonyl compounds directly, without prior modification of either partner.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES
Pheromone
extends life in worms
Underreporting
of CH3CCl3 use
Polymer lights up
membranes
Scaffold-based
drug design disclosed
Lasers move
H2O between H-bonding sites
January 31, 2005
BIOMOLECULAR MACHINES
Enzymologists try to understand protein machines in a more quantitative way.
MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
DNA can be the blueprint for the synthesis of organic small-molecule libraries.
BACTERIAL CHAMELEON
Quorum-sensing compound can spontaneously convert to a bactericidal agent.
H2O-HO RADICAL COMPLEX
Gas-phase microwave studies reveal structure and electronics of the complex.
INSIGHTS
Diversity-oriented synthesis has been branded a superfluous slogan, but it should be given a chance to prove its worth.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Structure of
drug-breakdown enzyme is determined
Magnet deforms
self-assembled nanocapsules
Martian
NO glows at night
A peek at how nature turns
CH4 into CH3OH
Bowl-shaped
aromatic anion
January 24, 2005
IMAGING LIPIDS
Raman-based technique aids in the visualization of lipids.
ALKENE REDUCTION
Researchers develop enantioselective approach for reducing aldehydes.
DIGITAL BRIEFS
New Software And Websites For The Chemical Enterprise.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES X-
ray structure of bound hormone
Toward 'green' Grignard chemistry
Device identifies peroxide explosives
New
aerogels retain quantum dot properties
Easy
conversion of chiral nitro compounds
January 17, 2005
ART
RESTORATION
NASA's atomic oxygen treatment breathes life back into damaged artwork.
NEW PRODUCTS
New And Notable In The Chemical Industry.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES Aminyl radical
spotted
MS imaging
methods combined
New route to allyl amino
acids
More ammo for
Huntington's disease arsenal
Elemental range of
oscillators extended
January 10, 2005
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATES
PHOTOLYASES
Long-awaited structure shows how enzyme repairs DNA damage.
INSIDE INSTRUMENTATION
Technology And Business News For The Laboratory World.
January 3, 2005
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Advances abound at Materials Research Society's annual fall meeting.
NANOCAPSULES
Supramolecular chemists focus on arrangement, control of encapsulated guest molecules.
ORIGINS OF WINE
New evidence suggests fermented beverage was first produced in China.
BATTLING PARKINSON'S
Targeting of an interfering protein and caloric restriction offer new ways to combat neurogenerative disease.
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