Hierarchical self-assembly of an n-type nanotube proceeds via monolayer nanoring stacking, through pi-conjugation, in water

Looking Down the Nanotube

Cancer-Free Diet
Cancer inhibiting effects of 5-hydroxy PMFs make them promising cancer-preventive agents that can be added to food

Mechanism Rearranged
The uni- or bimolecular nature of the Newman-Kwart rearrangement mechanism depends on your microwave

Probable Structures
Calculating NMR spectra could help organic chemists identify stereoisomers, according to work by theoretical chemists

Gérard Férey: CNRS Gold Medal
The centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Gold Medal 2010 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Gérard Férey

Germany Freezes Research Promotion
German government stops additional incentives for research in a move to cut costs

Stellar Moisture
UV light is essential to the formation of water in the atmosphere of stars according the European Space Agency

The Art of Abstraction
Activation of methane under near-room-temperature conditions is possible with vanadium–silicon heteronuclear oxide clusters

Brute Force Materials
Combinatorial chemistry improves photonic metamaterials with interesting electromagnetic properties for optical switching

J. Mulzer: Emil-Fischer-Medal
Prof. Dr. Johann Mulzer, University of Vienna, Austria, will receive the 2010 Emil-Fischer-Medal next week