A shrinkable supramolecular metallo-hydrogel showing reversible volume change
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

Swell Gels

Microbes Rule Our Guts
Why you should think twice when you’re about to “go with your guts” in food decisions

New Challenges in Quantum Chemistry
Turning quantum chemistry around could completely change compound design

How Does 3D Gold Roll?
New insights in the dimensionality crossover of gold clusters may be fundamental for elucidating their catalytical behavior

Size and Shape Matter
Special nanoparticle structures measured by light scattering

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