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Organic polymer dots were used as a photocatalyst for visible-light-driven hydrogen generation for the first time and showed impressive activity with an initial hydrogen generation rate of 8.3 mmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹ without the assistance of any co-catalysts. Do=donor.

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Lei Wang, Ricardo Fernández-Terán, Lei Zhang, Daniel L. A. Fernandes, Lei Tian, Hong Chen, Haining Tian
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., September 08, 2016, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607018. Read article

Human gut microbes impact host serum metabolome and insulin sensitivity

Nature 535, 7612 (2016). doi:10.1038/nature18646

Authors: Helle Krogh Pedersen, Valborg Gudmundsdottir, Henrik Bjørn Nielsen, Tuulia Hyotylainen, Trine Nielsen, Benjamin A. H. Jensen, Kristoffer Forslund, Falk Hildebrand, Edi Prifti, Gwen Falony, Emmanuelle Le Chatelier, Florence Levenez, Joel Doré, Ismo Mattila, Damian R. Plichta, Päivi Pöhö, Lars I. Hellgren, Manimozhiyan Arumugam, Shinichi Sunagawa, Sara Vieira-Silva, Torben Jørgensen, Jacob Bak Holm, Kajetan Trošt, MetaHIT Consortium, Karsten Kristiansen, Susanne Brix, Jeroen Raes, Jun Wang, Torben Hansen, Peer Bork, Søren Brunak, Matej Oresic, S. Dusko Ehrlich & Oluf Pedersen

Insulin resistance is a forerunner state of ischaemic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Here we show how the human gut microbiome impacts the serum metabolome and associates with insulin resistance in 277 non-diabetic Danish individuals. The serum metabolome of insulin-resistant individuals is characterized by

Nature Chemistry. doi:10.1038/nchem.2075

Authors: Adam S. Weingarten, Roman V. Kazantsev, Liam C. Palmer, Mark McClendon, Andrew R. Koltonow, Amanda P. S. Samuel, Derek J. Kiebala, Michael R. Wasielewski & Samuel I. Stupp

Self-assembled ribbons of perylene amphiphiles have been shown to crystallize in the presence of a nickel-based hydrogen production catalyst, allowing efficient electronic coupling between the perylene chromophores. This hydrogel material photocatalyses the production of H2, and can be shaped and placed on surfaces for incorporation into devices.