How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery? Klaus Roth looks at how ethanol is metabolized

Ionic radii vary with coordination number, spin state, and other parameters but periodic trends can be recognized

It's Gin-Jo's birthday in the Wonderlab and Sophie has arranged a little surprise

Polly Arnold, University of Edinburgh, UK, already was identified as a rising star when presented a prize by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

José L. Alonso, Jin-Quan Yu, Guy Bertrand, and Kenichiro Itami, are interviewed this month

Hierarchically mesostructured silica nanoparticles act as superhydrophilic and Vis/NIR antireflection coatings

Non-conventional synthesis of series of titania/silica composites carried out in supercritical carbon dioxide

New iridium complexes with C^C^N tridentate ligands show luminescence at longer wavelengths than previous Ir complexes

German-Japanese research team receives Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize 2011

Daniel J. Mindiola, Dieter Schlüter, Takashi Kato, Buxing Han and are interviewed this month