Richard N. Zare states that in judging researchers early in their career, the h-index seems to be a poor measure

Assessing Academic Researchers

New Biprivileged Molecular Scaffolds
Compounds with several heteroaromatic functionalities present multiple rigid privileged structures for drug discovery

Two-Legged Molecule That Walks
Small molecule that can move independently along a track uses ring opening and closing reactions to take each step

Most Accessed Articles: March 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2012

Boron Conjugation Holds the Key
Boron-containing π-conjugated heterocycles shed light on optoelectronics

Boiled Eggs: Soft and Hard — Part 3
We look at the chemical changes that occur when an egg is boiled and discover how to unboil the egg afterwards

Novel Uranyl Organic Frameworks
Unusually small number of components forms giant unique anionic Uranyl Organic Frameworks (UOFs)

Science on Stage Festival
European teachers are invited to share good practice in science teaching and to discuss (new) ways of improving the quality of science lessons

New X-Ray Technique Improves Printable Eelectronics
X-ray technique gives new insight into how organic polymers can be used in printable electronics such as transistors and solar cells

Mechanically Interlocked Molecules
A large number of representative examples of mechanically interlocked molecules from the past decade have been described and discussed