Study of 339 German foods measures amount of trans fatty acids in common foods and identifies their source

Daisy-chain polymers form through self-complexation of pillar[5]arene derivative with a viologen side chain; as concentration rises, gel forms

Weymans, head of LANXESS's Technical Rubber Products business, awarded Professor h.c. by Qingdao University, China

Surfactant containing the organocatalyst proline, forms nanomicelles spontaneously and catalyzes aldol reactions of substrates in water

Capacitance of electrochemically reduced graphene was dramatically increased by preventing the sheets from stacking 

US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals for potential toxicity

Ionic liquids induce morphological changes in a heterogeneous catalyst and give it well-defined edges

New route to substituted pyridines offers flexibility and complete regiochemical control

Polymer objects that appear one-dimensional may adopt complex 3D structures influencing their electronic and optical properties

Cheminformatics approach to chemical genetics allows rapid screening of hundreds of compounds against biological targets