Researchers imitate the silk egg stalks of lacewings and create synthetic biomaterial that has similar tensile strength and elasticity

Injectable polysiloxane gels could be used to create an adjustable replacement lens for people with cataracts or presbyopia

Non-polymeric supramolecular gel derived from a simple organic salt has been used to create a unique gel sculpture

Book on applications of MOFs and discussing the advantages and limits of the material is reviewed by Jiří Čejka, Czech Republic

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Total synthesis of the natural product transvalencin Z, a potential starting point for the development of drugs to treat tuberculosis

Celebrating two exciting and successful years – looking back on what we've achieved and forward to your feedback and a great third year

Efficient preparation of 8 of the 16 isomers of inhibitor candidate deoxynojirimycin could help find new diabetes treatments

Phenanthrenes synthesized in a straightforward manner from arenes and styrenes by using cross dehydrogenative coupling

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