Elisabeth Ratcliffe
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Caging chemical weapons
Supramolecular cubes trap and flag nerve agents using the hydrophobic effect
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Ethanol to butanol conversion shows sustainable potential
Borrowed hydrogen chemistry drives reaction to obtain useful fuel from biomass
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Eucalyptus bears both catalyst and biofuel
Reaction residue regenerated into heterogeneous catalyst for hydrolysis process
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Electric switch makes helix change hands
Computational model predicts that external electric fields can reorientate helices by breaking and reforming hydrogen bonds
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Enzyme selectivity switch to benefit infant formula production
Enzyme twins could be useful tools for studying and synthesising human milk oligosaccharides
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Exploiting the chirality of DNA
DNA covalently bound to cellulose offers new perspectives in asymmetric catalysis
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Spinach chlorophyll activates polymer production line
Light energy channelled into biomedically useful molecules
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Antimalarial flow synthesis closer to commercialisation
Scientists in Germany hope their continuous flow method will boost accessibility of artemisinin-derived medicines
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Photoredox route to medically-important heterocycles
Iridium photocatalyst drives α-heteroarylation of tertiary amines
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How to print a crystal in 3D
Rather than looking at a crystal on a screen, print it out and hold it in your hand
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Flow system overcomes reagent incompatibility issues
Cyclic carbonate yields are boosted by making them from alkenes and carbon dioxide in a flow reactor