Christina Moberg, KTH, Sweden, looks at whether the current state of chemistry in Sweden lives up to its prestigious past

Seed concentration controls particle size in the synthesis of single-crystalline spherical gold nanoparticles

Theodore W. Richards provided accurate masses for 30 elements, the first experimental evidence of isotopes; answer to Guess the Chemist (13)

One-dimensional nanoribbons for photoreduction of CO2 have been grown on a stainless-steel mesh by a novel hydrothermal approach

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

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

Facile method to improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion by preparing nanovoid 2D ordered arrays by a simple self-assembly procedure

Carl Djerassi's latest book, Chemistry in Theatre, is reviewed by Stefan Böschen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany

Open, flexible Internet platform provides resource maps and tools for evaluating the technical potential of renewable energies worldwide

Cheaper and faster methods for creating nanomaterials that can be used for lithium-ion batteries developed