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Asymmetric processes and applications in foldamer design
Andre Cobb discusses new asymmetric processes that give access to novel frameworks in Foldamer design
Turning the challenge of quantum biology on its head
Graham Leggett discusses how photosynthetic mechanisms provide a model for the design of molecular photonic structures to achieve…
Chemical modification of enzymes for enhanced activity in ionic liquids
Surface modification of proteins, to yield protein-polymer surfactant nanoconjugates, has been demonstrated as a robust method for synthesizing…
Solution‐Processed Faraday Rotators Using Single Crystal Lead Halide Perovskites
Girish Lakhwani discusses the viability of methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr3) single crystals as solution‐processed Faraday rotators. Image courtesy…
Size distribution and collision frequency of flame-made nanoparticles
Coagulation of polydisperse primary particles is the dominant agglomerate growth mechanism in flame reactors and the low-temperature or…
A variational eigenvalue solver on a photonic quantum processor
Quantum computers promise to efficiently solve important problems that are intractable on a conventional computer. For quantum systems,…
Facing Down Emerging Viruses
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has highlighted the threat of newly emerged viral infections. Michal Barski discusses…
An introduction to a theory on the role of π-electrons of docosahexaenoic acid in brain function
Six hundred million years ago, the fossil record displays the sudden appearance of intracellular detail and the 32…
Oscillatory reactions in a simple organic system
Networks of organic chemical reactions are important in life and probably played a central part in its origin. Network…
Neutrophil-derived microvesicles enter cartilage and protect the joint in inflammatory arthritis
Neutrophils play an active role in protecting cartilage from damage by dispatching microvesicles (MVs) to do their bidding…
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