A magazine providing a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Issue 11
Research Highlights
Artificial cell receptors that mimic those found in nature and possess the potential to be adapted for use in drug delivery have now been created.
New application of metathesis catalyst revealed
A new application of Grubbs' metathesis catalyst has been discovered by researchers at Oxford University.
Probing the structure of water
Scientists in Brazil have studied the structure and hydrogen bonding interactions of water at a hydrophobic surface at the molecular level.
Improving the odds against a killer disease
Combining two existing forms of breast cancer therapy could result in a safer and more efficient treatment.
Accelerating non-enzymatic RNA replication
Acceleration of the spontaneous replication of RNA adds evidence to support the RNA-world theory of prebiotic evolution.
A paradigm shift in theoretical chemistry
A radical new approach is proposed to address the electron correlation problem.
Molecular recognition with a twist
Japanese researchers have discovered that the chirality of one molecule can be sensed from a change in shape of another.
Silk fibres from an ionic liquid solution
US researchers have produced designer silk fibres with tuneable properties using an ionic liquid solution.
A bright future for microspheres
New microspheres offer a more stable solid support for fluorescence detection in biomolecule screening.
Two-directional and tandem synthesis
A one step self-desymmetrising reaction forms complex molecules from simple substrates.
The role of structure in banana mesophases
The relative orientations of carboxyl linkage groups in banana-shaped mesogens have a stronger than expected effect on the phase behaviour of the material.
Jekyll and Hyde protein in brain disease?
A new peptide that may be able to reverse the formation of amyloid fibrils in the brain could be the key to a cure for Alzheimer's.
Introducing silicon into heteroaromatics
Japanese chemists have developed a new transition metal catalysed reaction for the silicon substitution of C-H bonds by difluorosilanes in aromatic heterocycles.
Scientists have prepared a new cobalt-based single molecule magnet that shows unusual magnetic behaviour at low temperature.
Essential Elements
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Dalton shows the way in inorganics
Dalton Transactions has made a significant impact in the field of chemistry
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A new universal signaller for cell-to-cell communication in bacteria has been discovered by a team of US scientists.
Scientists are now one step closer to answering one of the most vexing air pollution questions.
New covalent linkers boost polycation research
Connecting two or more cyclophophazene units via covalent linkers paves the way for the assembly of simple novel polycations.
A new class of peptides that insert themselves into the cell membrane and form an open pore has been created.
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