The discovery of quasicrystals brought about a paradigm shift in chemistry and materials science and is celebrated in a special issue

Three Main Phases of Quasicrystals

First Crystal Structure of BrN3
Single-crystal X-ray structure of bromine azide

Baby Crystal (PbS)32
(PbS)32 is the smallest stable cubic cluster for which its inner (PbS)4 core enjoys bulk-like coordination

New EU Flavouring Regulation
The new Flavouring Regulation is of particular importance for the flavour industry worldwide

Paul Anastas Leaving EPA
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research chief Paul Anastas announces plan to step down

Stability of Atlantic Circulation
First predictions of oceanic overturning circulation

New Tool for Catalytic Reaction Engineering
Electrophoretic deposition used to apply an acidic catalytic coating to aluminum foams, tested in the dehydration of fructose

BASF's Changes in Ludwigshafen
BASF to build an integrated 300,000 metric tons TDI plant and move its plant biotechnology activities to America

Copper Spots Histidine
Simple coordination complex of copper acts as efficient, selective fluorescent sensor for histidine in aqueous solution at neutral pH

Unusual Four-Membered Metallacycles
Four-membered rings with unusual butterfly-like structure made with metallacycles containing group 4 metal, nitrogen, and sulfur