The structure of free fructose has been determined experimentally thanks to enriched samples (six monosubstituted ¹³C species, and two single D).

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (7), pp 2845–2852

Francisco Basterretxea and Matilde Rodríguez are new Head and Secretary of Physical Chemistry Department at the Basque Country University.

Emilio J. Cocinero showed the laboratory in an interview with the Teknopolis program, eitb channel (Basque TV).

http://www.eitb.com/es/videos/detalle/991060/video-emilio-cocinero-grupo-microwave-region–teknopolis/

ChemPhysChem highlights and pulls out a press release from an article by José A. Fernandez.

Original publication:

José A. Fernández et al.; “A Spectroscopic and Computational Study of Propofol Dimers and Their Hydrated Clusters.”; ChemPhysChem 2012.

Ribose was published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51, 3119, 2012  and selected as journal inside cover and “Hot topic” by the journal.

The national press emphasized this achievement.

The best scientific publication in 2011 conducted by a Spanish young researcher in any area of Chemistry. Read more.

Sensing the anomeric effect in a solvent-free environment.
Emilio J. Cocinero, Pierre Çarçabal, Timothy D. Vaden, John P. Simons & Benjamin G. Davis

Nature 469, 76–79, 2011.

The Sigma Aldrich Emerging Investigators Awards are presented for outstanding work by researchers not less than 36 years old. The winners of the 2012 awards are Elisa Barea, Emilio J. Cocinero, María del Carmen Giménez López, and Silvia Ortega Gutiérrez. Read more.