Bulk thermodynamic properties of a binary mixture have been found not to be directly transferable to chemical interfaces

Alkyl Tales and Solvent Systems

Cocaine Stored In Alcohol
UK and Swiss research teams reveal two techniques proven to identify dissolved cocaine in bottles of wine or rum from outside the bottles

Tracking Tautomers
Broadband dielectric spectroscopy monitors tautomerism in drugs to discover their shelf-life

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Literary Prize: D. Fischer-Henningsen
The 2010 literary prize is awarded to Doris Fischer-Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief of Chemie in Unserer Zeit

Independent Deepwater Estimate
New estimates of the amount of oil released from Deepwater Horizon are published in the first peer-reviewed study

Ozone Recovers
Twenty years after its implementation, the Montreal Protocol proves effective against ozone depletion

Noninvasive and Accurate
A new method that allows absolute temperature mapping with unmatched accuracy shows promise for biomedical applications

Sniffer Dog on a Chip
Highly sensitive nanosensor array allows detection of TNT down to 0.1 part per trillion

Going With the Flow
Observation of single ions passing through a nanotube channel could herald more sensitive detectors or new desalination systems