Modified emulsion polymerization gives excellent control of the shape and thickness of shells of core-shell nanoparticles

Stöber Method for Polymer Coating Core-Shell Nanoparticles

Catalyst Atoms in Nanowires
Silicon nanowires can be doped with surprisingly high amounts of aluminium during their growth

Werner Prize for C. Nevado and C. Mazet
Cristina Nevado, Zurich, and Clément Mazet, Genève, have been awarded the Werner Prize of the Swiss Chemical Society

Surface-assisted Synthesis of Large Macrocycles
Hexagonal macrocycles with a diameter of 21.3 Å can be synthesized on a Cu(111) surface to produce hexagonal arrays of "nanotroughs"

Salted Catalysts for Chemical Energy Storage
Basic alkali–metal salts improve a catalyst for steam reforming of methanol

Siamese-Twin Porphyrin
The first pyrazole-based expanded porphyrin has been obtained and found to be highly twisted, implying helical chirality

Impact of Global University Rankings
Number of international university rankings is growing and their influence on universities and public policy is increasing

Multifunctional Nanofibers
Novel preparation of nanofibers with TiO2 provides promise for various applications

Mercury Detection by Cutting Contact
A self-powered tribolelectric nanosensor allows the sensitive and selective detection of mercury(II) ions

What is the InChI Code?
This video introduces the InChI standard - the International Chemical Identifier - to represent chemical structures