Nanoparticles containing chitosan have effective antimicrobial activity and could be used as a protective wound-healing material

Nanoparticles Heal Wounds

Future of World Fertilizer Nutrient Reserves
World nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulphur resources and reserves are described as adequate for the foreseeable future

Photochemical Reduction Towards Monolayer Graphene Sheets
A simple photo-irradiation process could generate stable aqueous dispersions of conductive graphene sheets in larger quantities

25th Anniversary: Louis de Broglie's Death
Louis de Broglie is best known for his theory of the wave-particle duality of matter

Nanoparticles Increase Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria
Nanoalumina promotes the horizontal transfer of multiresistance genes mediated by plasmids across genera

Synthesis of Non-Toxic Pesticides
A novel synthesis of the insect growth regulator hydroprene has been developed using Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling

Angewandte Chemie 12/2012: Worth the Trip
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

DVD Player Produced Graphene Films
Standard DVD player used to reduce films of graphite oxide to graphene films with exceptional mechanical stability

New Class of Quantum Dot
First inclusion of Cr(III) spinel at the core of a quantum dot points the way to fine tuning the properties of QDs

Molecular Impact of Ionic Liquids
First molecular level monitoring of carbohydrate conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquids