Professor Andrew B. Holmes, University of Melbourne, Australia, will give The Chemical Record Lecture TCR Lecture

The Chemical Record Lecture: Andrew B. Holmes

Further Investment in China
AkzoNobel, Amsterdam, says it intends to invest a further €65 million in Boxing and Ningbo, both China

Sensors for Metal Cations
Charge transfer in azaphthalocyanines can be changed by the environment leading to ON/OFF fluorescent states

20th World Water Day
Since 1993, the World Water Day is held annually on 22 March to highlight the importance of freshwater

Direct C−H Difluoroalkylation of Heterocycles
A simple and direct difluoroalkylation reaction of heterocycles allows a general synthesis of heteroarylether bioisosteres

Dendrimers the Size of a Virus
Dendrimers have been constructed that are the size of small viruses and which could have potential as drug carriers and catalysts

Effective Presentations—A Must
Craig J. Hawker, University of California, USA, discusses presentation skills and gives some points for creating good slides

It’s ALL About a Cytosolic 5’-Nucleotidase
Cytosolic 5’-nucleotidase II hyper-activation causes drug resistance and relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients

Nanocomposite Battery Materials
Microwave synthesis of a high-performance nanorod/graphene hybrid for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Anticancer Graphene
Graphene nanosheet coated with silica shows synergistic chemo-photochemical effect in targeting otherwise difficult-to-treat cancer