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

Most Accessed Articles: November 2013

Amatore Made Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christian Amatore, France, was elected as Foreign Member to the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nanoparticles for Safer Blood Transfusions
A new nanoparticle-based device can be used to monitor the quality of blood for transfusions

Changes in Presidency
Effective January 1, Dr. T. Geelhaar, Professors R. Gani, J. John, and R. Riccio will become presidents of their respective societies

International Year of Crystallography (IYCr 2014)
The IYCr 2014 highlights the continuing importance of crystallography

Chemical Behavior of Bilayer Graphene
Raman and AFM study of covalent chemical functionalization of bilayer graphene by aryl diazonium salts

Going up in Flames
Flame-annealed Sn-doped hematite show enhanced water splitting compared to classic furnace annealing preparation methods

What Matters?
Alois Fürstner discusses how public perception of chemistry and lack of financial resources threaten basic research

Long Live Li-Ion Batteries!
Mechanical degradation of Li-ion batteries reduced by using Fe3O4 nanoparticle anodes with a continuous and flexible carbon shell

Love in the Laboratory
Germany's first science soap, which is full of intrigue, romance, and insights into the science scene, can be watched on the internet