52/2011

Algae for Your Tank?
New process for producing biodiesel from microalgae oil (PDF)

Towards Quantitative Conversion of Microalgae Oil to Diesel-Range Alkanes with Bifunctional Catalysts

Johannes A. Lercher, Technische Universität München (Germany)

51/2011

A Hint of Frog in the Air
Macrolides are volatile pheromones from Madagascar frogs (PDF)

Volatile Amphibian Pheromones: Macrolides of Mantellid Frogs From Madagascar

Stefan Schulz, Technische Universität Braunschweig (Germany)

50/2011

Cages Strung Together
Persilastaffanes: silicon frameworks with delocalized σ electrons (PDF)

Persilastaffanes: Design, Synthesis, Structure, and Conjugation between Silicon Cages

Takeaki Iwamoto, Tohoku University, Sendai (Japan)

49/2011

Proteins in Focus
Adjustable protein microlenses made by femtosecond laser direct writing (PDF)

Dynamically Tunable Protein Microlenses

Hong-Bo Sun, Jilin University, Changchun (China)

48/2011

A New Coat for Golden Rods
New pretreatment process delivers biocompatible, stable gold nanorods for tumor treatment (PDF)

Quantitative Replacement of Cetyl Trimethylammonium Bromide by Cationic Thiol Ligands on the Surface of Gold Nanorods and Their Extremely Large Uptake by Cancer Cells

Eugene R. Zubarev, Rice University, Houston (USA)

47/2011

Shine a Light Instead of Changing the Battery
Light-driven implantable converter for bioelectronics devices (PDF)

A Photo-Thermal-Electrical Converter Based On Carbon Nanotubes for Bioelectronic Applications

Eijiro Miyako, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ikeda (Japan)

46/2011

Sensible Use of Biomass
A chemical industry based on renewable resources (PDF)

Beyond Petrochemicals: The Renewable Chemicals Industry

Esben Taarning, Haldor Topsøe, Lyngby (Denmark)

45/2011

Bow Down to the Light
Light-triggered microscale robotic arm makes bending and stretching motions (PDF)

Light-Driven Molecular-Crystal Actuators: Rapid and Reversible Bending of Rodlike Mixed Crystals of Diarylethene Derivatives

Masahiro Irie, Rikkyo University, Tokyo (Japan)

44/2011

Gluing Cells
Hybrid made from nanofibers and mussel adhesive protein as substrate for tissue culture (PDF)

Reinforced Multifunctionalized Nanofibrous Scaffolds Using Mussel Adhesive Proteins

Hyung Joon Cha, Pohang University of Science and Technology (Rep. Korea)

43/2011

Glass Sponges Inspire
Hybrid material made of collagen fibers and silica as a possible substrate for bone tissue culture (PDF)

Infiltration of Silica Inside Fibrillar Collagen

Franklin R. Tay, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta (USA)

42/2011

Carbon Dioxide Recycling?
“Diagonal” approach for the reductive functionalization of carbon dioxide (PDF)

A Diagonal Approach to Chemical Recycling of Carbon Dioxide: Organocatalytic Transformation for the Reductive Functionalization of CO₂

Thibault Cantat, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

41/2011

Light Vortex
Circularly polarized luminescence from a stirred and gelled solution of dye (PDF)

Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Rhodamine B in a Supramolecular Chiral Medium Formed by a Vortex Flow

Kunihiko Okano, Tokyo University of Science (Japan)

40/2011

Colorful Leaves
New chlorophyll decomposition product found in Norway maple (PDF)

A Dioxobilane as Product of a Divergent Path of Chlorophyll Breakdown in Norway Maple

Bernhard Kräutler, Universität Innsbruck (Austria)

39/2011

Synthetic Cells
Ion exchange leads to complex cell systems with inorganic membranes (PDF)

Modular Redox-Active Inorganic Chemical Cells: iCHELLs

Leroy Cronin, University of Glasgow (UK)

38/2011

Full to the Brim with Hydrogen
Porous form of magnesium borohydride can store hydrogen (PDF)

Porous and Dense Magnesium Borohydride Frameworks: Synthesis, Stability, and Reversible Absorption of Guest Species

Yaroslav Filinchuk, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

37/2011

March on, Hydrogen!
Mild but very efficient: new catalytic process extracts hydrogen from bioalcohols (PDF)

Efficient Hydrogen Production from Alcohols under Mild Reaction Conditions

Matthias Beller, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock (Germany)

36/2011

A Code Beyond DNA
Modified tRNA bases are characteristic of species (PDF)

Systems-Based Analysis of Modified tRNA Bases

Thomas Carell, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany)

35/2011

Let the Sun Shine in
Nanorods made of fullerenes improve performance of polymer solar cells (PDF)

Enhanced Performance and Stability of a Polymer Solar Cell by Incorporation of Vertically Aligned, Cross-Linked Fullerene Nanorods

Chain-Shu Hsu, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin-Chu (Taiwan)

34/2011

Microspiders
Polymerization reaction drives micromotors (PDF)

A Polymerization-Powered Motor

Ayusman Sen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (USA)

33/2011

Micro-onions and Magnetic Ink
Microfluidic systems for the easy production of multiphasic emulsion drops and multishelled polymer capsules (PDF)

One-Step Emulsification of Multiple Concentric Shells with Capillary Microfluidic Devices

Shin-Hyun Kim, Harvard University, Cambridge (USA)

32/2011

New Rechargeable Batteries Needed
A microporous polymer is an unusually powerful supercapacitor (PDF)

Supercapacitive Energy Storage and Electric Power Supply Using an Aza-Fused π-Conjugated Microporous Framework

Donglin Jiang, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki (Japan)

31/2011

Tricolor Liquid Crystals
Thermal and mechanical stimuli switch the luminescence of a liquid-crystal mixture between three different colors (PDF)

Brightly Tricolored Mechanochromic Luminescence from a Single-Luminophore Liquid Crystal: Reversible Writing and Erasing of Images

Takashi Kato, University of Tokyo (Japan)

30/2011

Sugars Can Do It Too
Protein-like oligomerization of carbohydrates (PDF)

Protein-Like Oligomerization of Carbohydrates

Thomas Heinze, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Germany)

29/2011

Masks with Antennas
Release of masked substances by X-ray radiation (PDF)

X-ray Photolysis of a Complex by an Intramolecular Antenna Sensitive to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Peter I. Dalko, Université Paris Descartes (France)

28/2011

Modified Genetic Alphabet
Chemical evolution generates bacterial strain with artificial nucleotide in its genome (PDF)

Chemical Evolution of a Bacterium's Genome

Rupert Mutzel, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)

27/2011

Ozone Catcher
Porous iron oxide material effectively removes ozone from air (PDF)

Mesoporous Ferrihydrite-Based Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Highly Promising Materials for Ozone Removal

Thomas Mathew, Toyota Central R&D Labs, Nagakute-Cho (Japan)

26/2011

Coupling Around
Fused indolines made by asymmetrical carbon–carbon coupling (PDF)

Fused Indolines by Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric C-C Coupling Involving an Unactivated Methylene Group

E. Peter Kündig, Université de Genève (Switzerland)

25/2011

Television for the Nose
Progress toward smell television: targeted release of various scents from individually addressable chambers (PDF)

An X-Y Addressable Matrix Odor-Releasing System Using an On-Off Switchable Device

Sungho Jin, University of California, San Diego (USA)

24/2011

Baking Powder for Environmentally Friendly Hydrogen Storage
Carbon dioxide neutral hydrogen storage with a bicarbonate/formate system (PDF)

CO₂-"Neutral" Hydrogen Storage Based on Bicarbonates and Formates

Matthias Beller, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse, Rostock (Germany)

23/2011

Molecular Visual Illusion
Aromatic ring system reminiscent of M.C. Escher’s Penrose stairs (PDF)

Illusory Molecular Equivalent of "Penrose Stairs" from an Aromatic Hydrocarbon

Hiroyuki Isobe, Tohoku University (Japan)

22/2011

Power Grid Buffer?
New production process for NiO/Ni nanocomposite electrodes for supercapacitors (PDF)

Supercapacitor Electrodes with High-Energy and Power Densities Prepared from Monolithic NiO/Ni Nanocomposites

John Q. Xiao, University of Delaware, Newark (USA)

21/2011

Environmentally Friendly Rockets
Hydrogen-rich ionic liquid as a reaction partner for hydrogen peroxide in high-performance fuels (PDF)

Green Bipropellants: Hydrogen-Rich Ionic Liquids that Are Hypergolic with Hydrogen Peroxide

Stefan Schneider, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB (USA)

20/2011

Mayan Art in Yellow and Blue
Related to the famous Maya blue: Indigo compounds give Mayan art their yellow color (PDF)

From Maya Blue to "Maya Yellow": A Connection between Ancient Nanostructured Materials from the Voltammetry of Microparticles

Antonio Doménech, Universitat de València (Spain)

19/2011

A Hint of Blackcurrant
Olfactory properties and gas-phase structures of Cassyrane stereoisomers (PDF)

Cassis Odor through Microwave Eyes: Olfactory Properties and Gas-Phase Structures of all the Cassyrane Stereoisomers and its Dihydro Derivatives

Philip Kraft, Givaudan Schweiz AG, Dübendorf (Switzerland)

18/2011

Nano-Motor with a Light Switch
Light-triggered myosin allows real-time study of cells (PDF)

Light-Triggered Myosin Activation for Probing Dynamic Cellular Processes

Barbara Imperiali, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (USA)

17/2011

Signpost for Chemical Snaps
Copper ions as morphogens for the formation of polymer films by click chemistry (PDF)

Electrochemically Triggered Film Formation by Click Chemistry

Pierre Schaaf, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg (France)

16/2011

2D Beats 3D
Ceria in platelet form stores more oxygen than nanocrystalline form (PDF)

Synthesis and Oxygen Storage Capacity of 2-D Ceria Nanocrystals

Christopher B. Murray, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (USA)

15/2011

On the Way to Hydrogen Storage?
A magnesium hydride cluster as a model for a hydrogen storage material at the sub-nanometer level (PDF)

Hydrogen Storage in Magnesium Hydride: The Molecular Approach

Sjoerd Harder, University of Groningen (Netherlands)

14/2011

Hot off the Press
Nanoscale Gutenberg-style printing (PDF)

Gutenberg-Style Printing of Self-Assembled Nanoparticle Arrays: Electrostatic Nanoparticle Immobilization and DNA-Mediated Transfer

Udo Bach, Monash University, Clayton (Australia)

13/2011

Caught Red-Handed
Detection of latent fingerprints through release of fluorescein from a nanofiber mat (PDF)

A Release-Induced Response for the Rapid Recognition of Latent Fingerprints and Formation of Inkjet-Printed Patterns

Su Chen, Nanjing University of Technology (P.R. China)

12/2011

New Test for Germs
Fluorescing DNAzymes detect metabolic products from bacteria (PDF)

Fluorogenic DNAzyme Probes as Bacterial Indicators

Yingfu Li, McMaster University, Ontario (Canada)

11/2011

Contrast Agent for Tumor Diagnostics
Phosphorescent metal–organic coordination polymers for optical imaging (PDF)

Phosphorescent Nanoscale Coordination Polymers as Contrast Agents for Optical Imaging

Wenbin Lin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA)

10/2011

Sorted Building Blocks
Poly(propylene carbonate) stereogradient (PDF)

Synthesis of Stereogradient Poly(propylene carbonate) by Stereo- and Enantioselective Copolymerization of Propylene Oxide with Carbon Dioxide

Kyoko Nozaki, University of Tokyo (Japan)

09/2011

Tough Crystal Nut Cracked
Correct prediction of all three known crystal structures of a sulfonimide (PDF)

Molecule VI, a Benchmark Crystal-Structure-Prediction Sulfonimide: Are Its Polymorphs Predictable?

Frank J. J. Leusen, University of Bradford (UK)

08/2011

Tuned Enzymes
Extra guest molecule in an enzyme’s binding pocket enables methane oxidation (PDF)

Tuning a P450 Enzyme for Methane Oxidation

Manfred T. Reetz, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany)

07/2011

Glowing Spirals
Chemical scaffolds guide living cells into precisely defined three-dimensional patterns (PDF)

Direction of Cellular Self-Organization by the Generation of Three- Dimensional Chemical Patterns

David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (USA)

06/2011

Double Strike To Fight Cancer
Combined diagnosis and treatment of tumors: photothermically activated ultrasound contrast agent (PDF)

Gold Nanoshelled Microcapsules Operate as Theranostic Agent for Ultrasound Contrast Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

Zhifei Dai, Harbin Institute of Technology (China)

05/2011

Perfect Ribbons
Long and narrow, free of defects, and soluble: graphene nanoribbons by bottom-up synthesis (PDF)

Graphene Nanoribbons by Chemists: Nanometer-Sized, Soluble, and Defect-Free

Klaus Müllen, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz (Germany)

04/2011

Diesel from Waste
Simple, energy-efficient process for producing high-quality fuels from biomass (PDF)

Production of High-Quality Diesel from Biomass Waste Products

Avelino Corma, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)

04/2011

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03/2011

How Safe Is Nano?
Nanotoxicology: An interdisciplinary challenge (PDF)

Nanotoxicology: An Interdisciplinary Challenge

Harald F. Krug, Empa–Materials Science & Technology, St. Gallen (Switzerland)

02/2011

Squeezed Through too Small a Hole
Photon–plasmon coupling: Dye guides light through perforated metal foil (PDF)

Absorption-Induced Transparency

Thomas W. Ebbesen, Université de Strasbourg (France)

01/2011

Soft Grip
Pneumatic elastomers as robotic arms (PDF)

Soft Robotics for Chemists

George M. Whitesides, Harvard University, Cambridge (USA)