A magazine providing a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Issue 7
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Grinding is the new green
08 June 2007
Anne Pichon and Stuart James reveal some of the intriguing reactions that can be carried out without solvents.
Interview
Interview: Creating a stir
20 June 2007
Ben Feringa talks to Stephen Davey about chirality, molecular recognition and farming
Research Highlights
Fresh approach to Tamiflu production
14 June 2007
An alternative way to make Tamiflu avoids the usual scarce starting material.
Simple sensor identifies complex mixtures
04 June 2007
A simple mixture of four commercially available compounds can be used to detect several biomolecules at the same time, say Swiss scientists.
Dendrimer synthesis branches out
06 June 2007
Swedish researchers have devised an efficient and practical way to make dendrimers.
Calculated comparisons of crystal structures
22 June 2007
A quantitative method to judge how alike molecular crystal structures are could aid crystal design and understanding.
Stretching a molecule helps it conduct
19 June 2007
Chemists in Taiwan have shown that the conductance of a molecule fluctuates as it is stretched.
Practical protein nanotubes
31 May 2007
Nanotubes that can bind reversibly to oxygen, could open the door to a new class of protein-based materials.
Two-faced fluids aid nanolayer synthesis
11 June 2007
Scientists have made multilayered films of inorganic nanoparticles with the help of DNA bases.
Density functional theory gets an upgrade
25 June 2007
It's time to stop ignoring van der Waals forces, say German theoreticians.
Essential Elements
From January 2008 Molecular BioSystems will form its very own strand of science as a solo monthly journal.
Pioneers in Miniaturisation Prize
Leading the way in miniaturisation, Lab on a Chip has teamed up with Corning Incorporated to again host the Pioneers in Miniaturisation Prize.
In the past twelve months the RSC book Kitchen Chemistry has become an international bestseller!
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