How do you grow a crystal if your compound decomposes in air? We look at techniques that work for both air-sensitive and air-stable compounds

Arrows are used in almost every field of human activity; in chemistry, it has evolved with our understanding of substances, reactivity, and structure

New series of ionic liquids with low viscosities, good ionic conductivities, and wide plastic phase ranges has been prepared

Synthesis of polycrystalline ternary CuInS2 nanorods with stoichiometric composition by using a nanocasting approach

Dayang Wang, Günter Mayer, and Hiroshi Shinokubo were interviewed

Nanosheets of boron carbon nitride have large capacity for lithium ions and could be used as "green" electrodes in rechargeable batteries

A new process for making ammonia could reduce the overall energy costs in the manufacture of this crucial chemical

Combining a blue-emitting ligand with red- and green-emitting dopants gives a metal–organic framework (MOF) that emits white light

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Compound modeled on active site of oxidizing enzymes could underpin new catalysts for the conversion of methane