A simple, mild, methodology for the transformation of nickel porphyrins to the corresponding free-base porphyrins

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for May 2013

Michael Hampe, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, argues that scientists should not oversell their work in the pursuit of competitive funding

Protein microcapsules with iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles embedded in the shells as potential drug-delivery carriers

Tetrahedral semiconductor framework from boron and silicon is a promising material for lithium-ion batteries

Sir John Meurig Thomas, Chi-Ming Che, Rai-Shung Liu, Stephan Sieber, Gautam Desiraju, and Herbert Roesky were interviewed this month

The basis of all Schlenk line work, the evacuate-refill cycle, and how to dry and/or degas solvents for air-sensitive reactions

Michael M. Haley talks about what he cooks in the lab and at home, with his favorite recipe from Oregon: Lamb Ragout

Efficient and mature inkjet printing technology is introduced for mass production of coffee-ring-free patterns of high-quality graphene at high resolution

Regular checks of the safety equipment in the lab are very important as the occupants of Wonderlab find out