Mendeleev's Periodic Table is, for many, the symbol of chemistry but is the current layout the best one?
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

Periodic Debate

Nano Safety
The safety of nanoparticles is under constant examination and recent research suggests their toxicity does not depend on size

Natural Product? Not!
An acid chloride reportedly isolated from a fungus may not be a natural product after all

Hot off the Press
Researchers in Australia and the USA have developed a nanoscale Gutenberg-style printing press

Rise of the Micromachines
Self-propelled microrockets that pickup and transport pancreatic tumor cells under physiological conditions have been developed

Caught Red-Handed
Detection of latent fingerprints through release of fluorescein from a nanofiber mat

New Test for Germs
Fluorescing DNAzymes detect metabolic products from bacteria

The Forgotten Greenhouse Gas
Ionic liquids can be used to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an example of green chemistry

Multitarget Drugs against Prion Diseases
Hybrid lipoic acid derivatives attack prion disease on multiple fronts suggesting possible targets for treatment

Sorted Building Blocks
Synthesis of stereogradient poly(propylene carbonate) by stereo- and enantioselective copolymerization of propylene oxide with CO2