Adjustable protein microlenses made by femtosecond laser direct writing

Proteins in Focus

New Coat for Golden Rods
New pretreatment process delivers biocompatible, stable gold nanorods for tumor treatment

Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry 2011
David Chen, Seoul National University, South Korea, and David Spiegel, Yale University, USA, awarded

Ouroboros Breathes Benzene
As benzene breathes, its aromaticity ebbs and flows according to new derivative current-density maps

Chemistry of the Christmas Candle — Part 2
We pursue the fate of a single wax molecule in a burning candle

What Makes a Candle Flame?
The different reaction zones of a candle flame and its heat and mass transfer pathways

Wonderlab Comic — Conference
Wonderlab is hosting a conference and the attitude of each lab member turns out to be quite revealing

Interview with Frances H. Arnold — Design by Evolution
Caltech Professor Frances H. Arnold sees laboratory evolution designing biology as solution to human problems

Industrial R&D Investment
EU companies are lagging behind in R&D investment compared with their US and Asian competitors

This Is Not The End, But The Beginning: The IYC Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on December 1st