The new President of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is Donna Nelson, former science advisor to Breaking Bad

Better understanding of redox-active ligands using ab initio calculations

Self-healing concrete could make safer structures, reduce repair costs, and cut down on greenhouse gases

Lewis base character less important than previously thought

Liquid transmission electron microscopy offers a direct view of nanoparticle formation in liquids

Arsenic content not acutely toxic, but long-term carcinogenic effects possible

Fatty alcohol crystal platelets stabilize air pockets in nonaqueous foams

Reactive, short-lived free radicals detected in aerosols from e-cigarettes

Fluorinated molecules with boronic acid substituents as diol probes

Methyl red-coated metal-organic frameworks capture and release carbon dioxide using only visible light