Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman talks about the reason why quasicrystals weren't discovered earlier and his unerring belief in his experiments

Unusual structural and electronic properties make skin pigments superior radical scavengers

Possibilities of a certification for sustainability in the field of material use of biomass discussed at event in Berlin

Optically transparent water oxidation catalyst made from copper nanowires

Yoshihiro Ishihara, Ana Montero, and Phil S. Baran's book is reviewed by Robert Webster, Henrik Teller, and Thomas Krämer, Germany

Triboelectric nanogenerator extracts energy from ocean waves

Tailored glycopolymers as anticoagulant heparin mimetics

The chemistry involved in the production of beer foam or "head" is explained and a short history of the highights of the Oktoberfest

The aging mechanism of historical chrome yellow pigments has been revealed

As hops themselves actually are not bitter, and the wort tastes quite sweet, where does beer get its bitter taste from?