Special nanoparticle structures measured by light scattering
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

Size and Shape Matter

A Silicon Twist
Simple route to polyamino-substituted 1H-siloles - important components of LED and other electronic materials

Catalyzing Hydrogen Batteries
Carbon dioxide hydrogenation catalysts are paving the way to chemical hydrogen storage for fuel cells

A Catalyst Worthy of a Samurai
New nickel catalyst to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction between carbonyl compounds and phenole derivatives

Graphene At Your Fingertips
Epitaxial growth of a graphene monolayer is possible by using a human fingerprint as a liquid precursor

An "Apatite" to Make You Smile
Millimeter-scale 3D, highly ordered arrays of hydroxyapatite, a mineral found in the tooth enamel and bones, have been synthesized

Chemist's Three-Part Logical Thinking
First photo-ionic version of a triode – made up of the active components anthracene unit, amine group, crown ether – synthesized

Theoretical Chloride Clusters to Help Chemical Engineers and Geochemists
The stepwise solvation mechanism of free gaseous dichloride anion pairs was found to be quite interesting in many respects

Building Anticancer Drugs Without Side Effects
Late-stage divergent synthetic route allows the synthesis of analogues of bleomycin, a common anticancer drug

Finding a New Solution to Chemical Problems
Switchable-hydrophilicity solvents (SHSs) are potenial alternatives to the commonly used volatile organic solvents (VOCs)