First precursor towards quantum dots that can be dispersed in water has been reported and its decomposition mechanism identified

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that are stable and emit bright white light have been developed by researchers in Korea

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

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

Hugh Aldersey-Williams' book, Periodic Tales – A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, is reviewed by Matthias Driess

Self-assembling strategies and covalent capture employed to construct a robust, inexpensive, efficient artificial light-harvesting system

Library of potential low molecular weight hydrogelators synthesized; will guide production of novel inexpensive, easy to use water purification platforms

Axel Müller, University of Bayreuth, receives the Hermann-Staudinger Prize of the GDCh

Dramatic dye uptake by newly synthesized hydrogelator which will guide the production of novel inexpensive and easy to use water purification platforms

New and simple procedure for cleaning nanoparticles removes organic contaminants without affecting size, shape, or structure