The EYCN supports chemists as they begin their careers, with activities aimed at developing soft skills and broadening career possibilities

Introducing the European Young Chemist Network (EYCN)

Scratching the Surface of Gold Nanocatalysts
In situ aberration-corrected electron microscopy aids the investigation of deactivation of catalytic gold nanoparticles

A. Wheeler Awarded Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize
Aaron Wheeler, Canada, awarded the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize for work on the microfluidic extraction and quantification of estrogen

NMR Experiments Assisting in Drug Design
A simple experiment combines modern NMR techniques with applications in drug design

Explosive Chemometrics
Chemometrics allows analysts to unravel data from laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy the detection of explosive residues

Enzyme in a Bed of Graphene
A graphene–phospholipid nanocomposite acts as a biosensor when it is loaded with a redox-active enzyme

Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Final Voting Results Wednesday 10 October
Final summary of results for ChemistryViews readers likely and unlikely, serious and whimsical suggestions for Nobel Prize winners

University World Ranking 2012 by TimesHE
The Times Higher Education University Ranking places Caltech in the top spot with the Univeristy of Oxford and Stanford joint second

Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Voting Results Friday 5 October
Latest results for the predictions for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Water and Its Sustainable Management in Latin America
Six Latin-American partners in an international project discuss what is going on in Latin America in terms of sustainable water management