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Running rings around molecular wires
25 June 2012 Research
Polyynes stabilised with chemical loops could be turned into wires for molecular electronics
Molecular chaperones caught on film
23 March 2012 News Archive
Thousands of snapshots of chaperone proteins at work have given researchers a unique insight into how they function
Getting stuck in
29 November 2011 
Feature
Nature produces a wide variety of glues that outperform all synthetic adhesives. Michael Gross looks into this sticky subject
Anarchy in the proteome
29 July 2011 Feature
15 years ago, the idea that proteins might be functional without a well-ordered 3D structure was heretical. But Michael Gross discovers, a little flexibility can go a long way
New hope for malaria drugs as sickle cell protection unravelled
3 May 2011 News Archive
Understanding how the sickle cell anaemia gene protects its carriers from malaria may lead to new therapies
Origin of life experiments revisited
21 March 2011 News Archive
Forgotten samples of Stanley Miller's add clues to the origin of life
The spiders' apprentices
30 November 2010 Feature
For years scientists have tried and failed to artificially reproduce the properties of spider silk. Michael Gross untangles the latest strands of research
Kiss of death for cancer cells
31 October 2010 News Archive
Scientists have deciphered the surprising structure of the perforin pore, which delivers lethal enzymes that kill cancer cells in the body
Spinning around
28 April 2010 Feature
Electron spin resonance is emerging as a valuable analytical tool with a wide range of uses. Michael Gross reports
What's bugging the bees?
28 January 2010 Feature
Insecticides, pathogens, stress? Michael Gross reports on possible explanations for the mysterious vanishing of honeybee colonies
DNA to direct and switch off chemo
28 July 2009 News Archive
Researchers in the US have used DNA strands to target chemotherapy and switch it off if unwanted side effects appear
Bubble-wrapped frogs
29 May 2009 Feature
Tropical frogs create remarkable foams to protect their spawn. Exploration of the underlying chemistry has only just begun, as Michael Gross discovers
Quick-switching carbon nanotube displays
19 May 2009 News Archive
Chinese researchers have shown that thin carbon nanotube films can serve as incandescent displays that switch on and off faster than LCDs
Efficient solar cells could work in tandem
1 May 2009 News Archive
An efficient new dye-based solar energy system could built into a doubly-active solar cell
Light-guided hydrogels direct cell growth
2 April 2009 News Archive
Physical and chemical microenvironment of cells can be manipulated using light-responsive hydrogels
Is DNA nanotechnology coming of age?
30 March 2009 Feature
DNA nanotechnology has moved a long way since its first public appearance in 1991 - and its first applications are already on the horizon, says Michael Gross
Capsules with flexi-pores open wide
19 March 2009 News Archive
Researchers have shown that a molecular capsule with flexible pores can admit over-size guest molecules.
Cracking wood gently
30 September 2008 News Archive
Ionic liquids and solid catalysts combine to hydrolyse cellulose without aggressive acids
Hot chillis evolved to kill fungi
11 August 2008 News Archive
Study confirms spicy capsaicinoids defend fruit from microbes
Light drives plastic motor
12 June 2008 News Archive
A plastic that stretches in response to light can drive an engine
Improving photodynamic cancer therapy
30 May 2008 News Archive
Chemists have developed new compounds that can help to focus the activity of light-activated drugs with pinpoint accuracy
Aluminium's vaccine boost explained
1 April 2008 News Archive
Researchers have shown how 'alum' adjuvants make vaccines more effective
Chemical wheel could boost computers
11 March 2008 News Archive
Researchers in Japan have created a molecular assembly that could allow 16 bit parallel processing
Sea cucumbers inspire switchable material
6 March 2008 News Archive
Composite can flip between rigid and flexible states - just like the skin of the sea-bed scavenger
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