"It puzzles me why some chemists do not see chemistry as the big science." - Interview with Ben Daivis, University of Oxford, UK

Peter Gölitz, Editor of Angew. Chem., discusses impact factors, dealing with criticism, and the future of science publishing

Unique blue fluorescent chlorophyll decomposition products in banana leaves not mere detoxification products

A global look at the chemistry industry with breakdowns by company and region.

The enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids, using a tricyclic (R)-phenylglycinol-derived lactam scaffold is reported.

George Whitesides describes how dots of salt can be used to transmit information for times electronics or batteries fail.

Enzymatic generation of quantum dots could lead to news ways of analyzing milk by fluorescence spectroscopy.

Design strategy with side-chain incompatibility provides promise for the realization of much greater photoconducting output.

A new variant of fullerenes has been made: a two-dimensional fullerene with layers that acts like a metal

Resorcylic acid lactone (RAL) representing a unique pharmacophore was edited to improve the properties and diversify the scaffold.