The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2012

Most Accessed Articles: October 2012

Integrated and Segregated Binary Nanoparticle Assemblies
The structural arrangement of Au/γ-Fe2O3 binary nanoparticle assemblies can be controlled resulting in integrated and segregated assemblies

Angewandte Chemie 47/2012: A Rich Harvest
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Colloids as Artificial Atoms
By imitating atomic bonding, American scientists induce the self-assembly of colloidal particles along define directions

RSEQ Gold Medal to N. Martín
Highest honor of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) presented to Nazario Martín, Madrid

Understanding Friction on the Nanoscale
Innovative technology to describe the behavior of individual particles of a colloid in friction conditions

Laser the Size of a Virus
The miniaturization of the laser is critical to ultra-fast data processing and ultra-dense information storage

Impact of Au Nanoparticles on Plants
Uptake and distribution of Au nanoparticles in rice, perennial ryegrass, radish, and pumpkin investigated

Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells
Carbon nanotubes functionalized with poly(imidazolium) zwitterions show excellent activity in the oxygen reduction reaction

Butterfly Effects in Nano Solutions
What almost sounds like a weird solution memory effect, homeopathy almost, is important for reproducibility of experiments and controlling parameters