Tartaric acids and their derivatives crystallize with molecular structures significantly different from those of isolated molecules

Lawrence Scott and Marina Petrukhina discuss their new book on fullerene fragments and other open geodesic polyaromatic molecules

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

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

Monolithic hydrogels and aerogels fabricated on macroscopic scale by simple template-directed, hydrothermal carbonization process

Boron-containing π-conjugated heterocycles shed light on optoelectronics

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

Interesting method for future structure–odour studies to determine the lowest energy conformations of odorants and flavors

Spider silk violin strings with a unique packing structure generate a soft and profound timbre

Joseph Wang has received the top prize in electrochemistry from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)