This week: efficient synthesis of a key anti-AIDS drugs component, understanding meth addiction, ulrastable battery anodes — and more! Each and every day, ACS grants free access to a new peer-reviewed research article from one of the Society’s journals. These articles are specially chosen by a team of scientific editors of ACS journals from around […]

This week: efficient synthesis of a key anti-AIDS drugs component, understanding meth addiction, ulrastable battery anodes — and more!

Each and every day, ACS grants free access to a new peer-reviewed research article from one of the Society’s journals. These articles are specially chosen by a team of scientific editors of ACS journals from around the world to highlight the transformative power of chemistry. Access to these articles will remain open to all as a public service.

Check out this week’s picks!

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Significant Enrichment of Engineered Nanoparticles in Water Surface Microlayer

Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00271
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Selective Enhancement of Dopamine Release in the Ventral Pallidum of Methamphetamine-Sensitized Mice

ACS Chem. Neurosci., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00131
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An Algorithm for Tuning NMPC Controllers with Application to Chemical Processes

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01121
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Atomic-Scale Control of Silicon Expansion Space as Ultrastable Battery Anodes

ACS Nano, Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b04522
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Research and Development of an Efficient Synthesis of a Key Building Block for Anti-AIDS Drugs by Diphenylprolinol-Catalyzed Enantio- and Diastereoselective Direct Cross Aldol Reaction

Org. Process Res. Dev., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00178
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Design Considerations for RNA Spherical Nucleic Acids (SNAs)

Bioconjugate Chem., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00350
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Functional Toxicogenomic Assessment of Triclosan in Human HepG2 Cells Using Genome-Wide CRISPR-Cas9 Screening

Environ. Sci. Technol., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b02328
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