A new 1,3-phenylene-bridged hexameric porphyrin wheel shows promise as an artificial light-harvesting photosynthetic antenna

Hexameric Porphyrin Wheel for Light Harvesting

Who's Next? 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Voting Results Friday 27 September
Latest results for the predictions for the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Sedimented Solute NMR
Solid-state NMR (SSNMR) spectroscopy is used to study sediments of soluble beta-amyloid assemblies obtained by ultracentrifugation

Tarantula Venom Saves the Crop
Tarantula venom contains an orally active toxin that is highly lethal to insect pests infesting crop

University World Ranking 2013
Harvard University, USA, remains the number one in the world and a total of 11 universities entered the Top 500 list this year

CO2 Deposits in Shale-Gas Wells
Calculation of sequestration capacity of shale formation using CH4 production rates as a basis for estimating the capacity of CO2 that could be stored

Smart Graphene Fibers
Graphene fibers undergo predetermined deformation in the presence of moisture

Antibiotic Resistance: The Switch is Of1
A novel tricyclic indoline resensitizes multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains to β-lactam antibiotics

60th Birthday: Chunli Bai
Professor Chunli Bai, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), celebrates his 60th birthday on September 26, 2013

Lavoiser Medal Awarded
Professor Henri B. Kagan has been awarded the highest honor of the Chemical Society of France (SCF)