A new, CO2 neutral approach to hydrogen storage is based on simple salts of formic acid and carbonic acid

Professor Frieda Texter, Albright College, Pennsylvania, USA, is the February winner of the Win an iPad campaign

Mendeleev's Periodic Table is, for many, the symbol of chemistry but is the current layout the best one?

An aromatic ring system reminiscent of M.C. Escher’s Penrose stairs has been created by Japanese researchers

How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery? Klaus Roth looks at how ethanol is metabolized

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

Ionic radii vary with coordination number, spin state, and other parameters but periodic trends can be recognized

Zeinab Shaaban Abd El-Ati Abou El-Naga, Mansoura University, Egypt, combines zoology and chemistry to develop safer insecticides

It's Gin-Jo's birthday in the Wonderlab and Sophie has arranged a little surprise

Paul Rey, organic chemist and member of the European Network MAGMANet, has passed away