Water purification from an environmental perspective by using an Au poly(dimethylsiloxane)PDMS nanocomposite in the form of a foam

New iridium(III) photosensitisers give best activity seen with iron-based water-reduction catalysts for light-driven water splitting

Absorbents that remove CO2 from ultra-dilute gas streams could capture CO2 straight from the air rather than at source

Reactant that changes color enables detection of nerve-agent mimics and identification of the nerve gas

The first rigid metal-organic framework made from a flexible amine shows high potential for CO2 capture and storage

Bacteria that electrocatalytically convert CO₂ to formate present a green alternative to traditional inorganic electrocatalysts

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2011

Understanding how the passivating layer on a gold surface forms could see more accurate biosensors developed

Engineered enzyme mimics human drug metabolism and produces metabolites on a scale suitable for characterization and testing

First chemosensor that turns fluorescence on in the presence of fluoride ions developed by researchers in Korea