Lorenz Effect Dr. George Whitesides is curious about the Lorenz effect and force. Lorenz force (also known as the Lorentz...
Spotlight on Chemists
Russ Algar: Luminescent Materials and Medical Applications
Luminescent Materials The world can be full of magic, and Dr. Russ Algar studies one magical concept. Think about fireflies...
Laura Bickerton: Anion Transporters and Graduate School
Ions Dr. Laura Bickerton studied stimuli-responsive anion transporters. But first, we need to understand ions! Electrically charged particles, or ions,...
Lauren Zarzar: Dynamic Materials and Liquid Magic
The Invention of Dynamic Materials Nature-inspired materials are materials that have some component that has been inspired or derived from...
Roald Hoffmann: The Nobel Prize & Creativity in STEM
The Woodward-Hoffmann Rules Chemical transformations of the atomic structure of matter have been proceeding on Earth for billions of years....
Michelle O’Malley: Biomaterials and Fluoride Antibiotics
Biofuels and the Global Energy Transition Recent years have seen an increase in the call for the “energy transition.” This...
Helmut Cölfen: Bone Biomaterials and Sea Urchin Cement
Biominerals and Biologically-Based Materials Biominerals are natural composite materials based upon biomolecules (such as proteins) and minerals produced by living...
Devleena Samanta: DNA Origami and Nano-structures
DNA – More Than Just Genetic Material As is widely known, DNA base pairing (Figure 1) provides the chemical foundation...
Kayunta Johnson-Winters: The F420 Cofactor and Diversity in STEM
Mechanistic Enzymology An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which...
Scott Cushing: Ultrafast Lasers and Quantum Entanglement
Ultrafast Lasers A laser is a device that stimulates atoms or molecules to emit light at particular wavelengths and amplifies...
Elizabeth Bess: The Gut Microbiome and Parkinson’s Disease
The Human Gut Microbiota The human gastrointestinal tract harbours a complex and dynamic population of microorganisms, the gut microbiota –...
Philipp Zerbe: Plant Terpenes and The Strawberry Project
Metabolites – Primary and Secondary A metabolite is any substance that is produced during metabolism* or that takes part in...
Elizabeth Neumann: MALDI-MSI and Spatial Analysis
MALDI-MSI: What is it, and how does it work? Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/ Ionisation Mass Spectrometry Imaging or, more simply, MALDI-MSI...
Irene Chen: Bacteriophages and Phage Therapy
The Post-Antibiotic Era & Bacteriophages The age of antibiotics began with the introduction of penicillin, hailed as a medical miracle...
Jennifer Lillig: Bacteriocins and Listeriosis
Foodborne Listeriosis and L. Monocytogenes The threat of bacterial pathogens has come to light due to advancing global research on...
Alan Katz: Toxicologist
What is Toxicology? Toxicology involves the study of harmful effects that chemicals may have on organisms. Misunderstanding chemicals, such as...