Observation of single ions passing through a nanotube channel could herald more sensitive detectors or new desalination systems

Cocoa butter can crystallize into six forms, but only one has the noble surface sheen, the crisp hardness, and melts pleasantly in the mouth

Design and synthesis of rigid fluorophores could lead to novel dyes with extended planarity and higher quantum yields

The centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Gold Medal 2010 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Gérard Férey

The 3rd EuCheMS Congress in Nuremberg was an impressive and lively event. ChemViews brings you the highlights

UV light is essential to the formation of water in the atmosphere of stars according the European Space Agency

Activation of methane under near-room-temperature conditions is possible with vanadium–silicon heteronuclear oxide clusters

Combinatorial chemistry improves photonic metamaterials with interesting electromagnetic properties for optical switching

Electron diffraction studies of photoswitchable molecules give a closer look at ring opening

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