Replacing coal with shale gas could reduce carbon footprint, but also increases risks of methane leakage

Shale Gas to Reduce China's CO2 Emissions?

Red Phosphorus Anodes
Large-scale synthesis of red phosphorus nanoparticles as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Structure of Apple Allergen Identified
Basis for understanding cross-reactivity between birch pollen and apple allergens

One-Pot Thiazoline Synthesis
Direct coupling of alkenes and thioamides

Fast and Green Way to Metal-Oxide Nanosheets
Electrophoretic assembly used to make thinnest free-standing metal oxide nanosheet

Zeolite-Templated Carbon for Batteries
Porous carbon framework with large surface area for energy storage

More Micropores for Better CO2 Absorption
Hollow carbon spheres with abundant micropores for gas separation

Welding Nanowires with Water
Capillary force induces welding in silver nanowire films

Graphene Shaped by Etching
Chemical vapor deposition can be used to tune graphene morphologies

Superfast Production of Nanocomposites
Microfluidics used for the scalable synthesis of structured organic core/shell materials