The different reaction zones of a candle flame and its heat and mass transfer pathways

What Makes a Candle Flame?

Searching for Xmas Presents?
Still searching for a Christmas present? Editors recommend Christmas presents with a scientific flavor ...

Wonderlab Comic — Conference
Wonderlab is hosting a conference and the attitude of each lab member turns out to be quite revealing

Interview with Frances H. Arnold — Design by Evolution
Caltech Professor Frances H. Arnold sees laboratory evolution designing biology as solution to human problems

Winners of the ChemistryViews IYC Video Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of our IYC2011 video competition

Safety of ZnO Nanoparticles in Sunscreen
Nonlinear optical microscopy used to test the concentration of ZnO nanoparticles at different skin depths

Why Are Ants Rarely Seen on the Webs of Spiders?
A novel property of spider silk: chemical defence against ants

Haja Luz! – Interview with Jorge Calado
J. Calado, University of Lisbon, talks about chemistry, history and art, and what really drove Mendeleev to create the Periodic Table

First Designer Metalloprotein
First de novo designed metal-containing protein that behaves as an artificial metallohydrolase enzyme

Graphic Designer Inspired by Chemists
A range of posters celebrating chemists and their contributions to mankind have been produced by graphic designer Simon Page