Since the discovery of liquid crystals in 1888, the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1991 was awarded for research into liquid crystals and they have become essential to our everyday lives

Mechanistic and computational analysis of a multicomponent reaction of cyclohexadiene, 2-phenyl-indol-3-one, and acetonitrile conducted

The existence of element 115, known temporarily as ununpentium, has been claimed by researchers at Sweden’s Lund University

A new explanation as to why branched alkane hydrocarbons are more stable than their unbranched isomers has been developed

Additional stabilization through strong π backdonation in bent d10-ML2 complexes

Graphene oxide materials prepared by using different oxidants show distinct electrochemical properties

A novel nanocrystal-in-glass composite can be used to generate smart windows that block heat but absorb light

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

Graphene quantum dots with the right functionalization can be used to sense copper in living cells

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