The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2010

Simple, energy-efficient process for producing high-quality fuels from biomass

Understanding the origin of poor performance of silicon nanowires leads to improved efficiency of solar energy conversion

Axel Schulz, Annie Powell, Takeshi Kawase, and Nobuharu Iwasawa, are interviewed this month

A new comic series by Sophie Lin: It's a bad day for glassware in Sophie's lab as they play Survivor ...

Linde selected as exclusive partner for Mercedes-Benz hydrogen world tour sending hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars around the world

Direct catalytic synthesis of 5-methylfurfural (MF) - an important chemical intermediate - from biomass-derived carbohydrates

Touchscreens that rely on rare and expensive metals could soon be replaced by those made from renewable resources

An overview of the lastest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The world can be powered by alternative energy, using today's technology, in 20–40 years, says new study