chemistry@nature contents: 09 December 2011

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Submit now!   Primary Research top  Chemistry@nature JOBS of the week Product Manager - Medical Devices - Zürich, Switzerland Prime Pharma Lecturer / Associate Professor in Medicinal Chemistry The University of Nottingham PhD Studentship in Health Policy Modelling Imperial College London Modulation of Autophagy as a novel therapeutic approach in Neurodegenerative diseases Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale More Science jobs from Chemistry@nature EVENT European-Winter School on Physical Organic Chemistry 29.01.-03.02.12 Bressanone, Italy More science events from Unusual carbon fixation gives rise to diverse polyketide extender units Nick Quade, Liujie Huo, Shwan Rachid, Dirk W Heinz & Rolf Muller Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.734 Abstract Eukaryotic DNA polymerases require an iron-sulfur cluster for the formation of active complexes Daili J A Netz et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.721 Abstract Structural basis for an inositol pyrophosphate kinase surmounting phosphate crowding Huanchen Wang, J R Falck, Traci M Tanaka Hall & Stephen B Shears Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.733 Abstract Three-component reaction discovery enabled by mass spectrometry of self-assembled monolayers Timothy J. Montavon, Jing Li, Jaime R. Cabrera-Pardo, Milan Mrksich & Sergey A. Kozmin Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1212 Abstract Hydrolytic catalysis and structural stabilization in a designed metalloprotein Melissa L. Zastrow, Anna F. A. Peacock, Jeanne A. Stuckey & Vincent L. Pecoraro Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1201 Abstract Optically pure, water-stable metallo-helical 'flexicate' assemblies with antibiotic activity Suzanne E. Howson et al. Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1206 Abstract Graphene chiral liquid crystals and macroscopic assembled fibres Zhen Xu & Chao Gao Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms1583 Abstract High pressure partially ionic phase of water ice Yanchao Wang et al. Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms1566 Abstract Towards hybrid superlattices in graphene Zhengzong Sun et al. Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms1577 Abstract H-atom relay reactions in real space T. Kumagai et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3176 Abstract Collective osmotic shock in ordered materials Paul Zavala-Rivera et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3179 Abstract Biodegradable poly(amine-co-ester) terpolymers for targeted gene delivery Jiangbing Zhou et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3187 Abstract Morphological instability leading to formation of porous anodic oxide films Kurt R. Hebert, Sergiu P. Albu, Indhumati Paramasivam & Patrik Schmuki Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3185 Abstract High electrochemical activity of the oxide phase in model ceria-Pt and ceria-Ni composite anodes William C. Chueh, Yong Hao, WooChul Jung & Sossina M. Haile Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3184 Abstract Visualizing mechanical tension across membrane receptors with a fluorescent sensor Daniel R Stabley, Carol Jurchenko, Stephen S Marshall & Khalid S Salaita Nature Methods doi:10.1038/nmeth.1747 Abstract Mechanically controlled molecular orbital alignment in single molecule junctions Bruot, C., Hihath, J. & Tao, N. Nature Nanotechnology doi:10.1038/nnano.2011.212 Abstract   Protocols top  Short and scalable synthesis of an anhydride precursor of the environment-sensitive fluorophore 6-dimethylaminonaphthalimide Kishore Baathulaa, Yufang Xu & Xuhong Qian Nature Protocols doi:10.1038/nprot.2011.415 Abstract   Blog Entries from The Sceptical Chymist top  2011 Fall MRS: Stiff storage What technological innovations will form the car of the future? Carbon fibre composites are increasingly a viable option for the structural components of ... Read Now 2011 Fall MRS: A plug for stem cells In the field of materials science as applied to regenerative medicine, a common theme is the design of novel scaffold materials as supports for stem cell growth and differentiation ... Read Now Reactions - Dave Winkler Dave Winkler is at CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering in Clayton, Australia, and works on theoretical and computational chemistry and complex systems science. 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Read Now Reactions - Anders Ostergaard Madsen Anders Ostergaard Madsen is in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, and works on crystal engineering using crystallographic techniques and computational approaches in the study of polymorphic molecular crystals. Read Now Submit your physical chemistry research! Whether you are reporting practical experiments, theory, or a combination of the two, Nature Chemistry welcome submissions in all areas of physical chemistry that provide significant new insights into important chemical systems. Find out more about submitting your physical chemistry research. You have been sent this Table of Contents Alert because you have opted in to receive it. You can change or discontinue your e-mail alerts at any time, by modifying your preferences on your nature.com account at: www.nature.com/nams/svc/myaccount (You will need to log in to be recognised as a nature.com registrant). 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