Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, talks about his work on catalysts for alternative fuels

Peter Atkins, author of many chemistry textbooks, talks about the importance of illustrations in chemistry

The photocatalytic activity of titania moves from UV to visible light if trapped within carbon nanotubes, opening up new applications

Peter Bruce, University of St Andrews, Scotland, has received the Arfvedson Schlenk Prize for his work on lithium chemistry

Do all chemists like sushi? Do they have a typical hobby? And if so, what is it? ChemViews finds out ...

Making complexes that absorb light and split water can be as difficult as making porridge for Goldilocks as steric and electronic factors clash

Cambridge University, UK, has topped a league table of the world's best universities, with Harvard and MIT, USA, ranked second and third

Andreas Pfaltz, University of Basel, Switzerland, is the first Swiss scientist to give the Heilbronner Hückel Lecture

Ulrike Flad is the granddaughter of the founder of the Dr. Flad Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, and will take over its management from her father

Danielle Ballivet-Tkatchenko, University of Bourgogne, France, is a leading researcher in the field of CO2 conversion and utilization