A magazine providing a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Issue 3
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Speeding up cocaine
11 February 2008
Chang-Guo Zhan introduces the use of computational designs to develop promising therapeutics for treating cocaine addiction and overdoses
Interview
Interview: Model behaviour
12 February 2008
Stephen Klippenstein tells Hilary Crichton how theoretical chemistry can help solve global warming
Research Highlights
A fruity alternative to fossil fuels
14 February 2008
A naturally occurring fruit lactone could prove useful as a new type of biofuel, say Hungarian scientists
Artificial cells mimic ion transport
07 February 2008
An inorganic capsule that could be used to study cell functions has been developed by a team of German and US scientists
Triple action catalysts
04 February 2008
Trifunctional organocatalysts that closely mimic natural enzymes can significantly increase reaction rates, say chemists in Japan
Catalytic cavities
15 February 2008
Chiral porous solids converted into catalysts could provide a versatile new way to trigger reactions, say chemists in the UK
Repulsive microcontainers
05 February 2008
Microcontainers made like chocolate figures could prove useful for drug delivery
Ironing out fuel cells
11 February 2008
A simple iron complex could pave the way for new oxygen reduction catalysts with potential uses in low-temperature fuel cells
Initiating biodegradable polymers
18 February 2008
A new breed of initiators that aid the formation of biodegradable polymers without the need for solvents has been developed
Something 'fishy' in the air
14 February 2008
Humans and flatulent cows have been blamed for global warming, but plankton may also be guilty
Essential Elements
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