Mendeleev's Periodic Table is, for many, the symbol of chemistry but is the current layout the best one?

An aromatic ring system reminiscent of M.C. Escher’s Penrose stairs has been created by Japanese researchers

How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery? Klaus Roth looks at how ethanol is metabolized

The safety of nanoparticles is under constant examination and recent research suggests their toxicity does not depend on size

Ionic radii vary with coordination number, spin state, and other parameters but periodic trends can be recognized

Zeinab Shaaban Abd El-Ati Abou El-Naga, Mansoura University, Egypt, combines zoology and chemistry to develop safer insecticides

It's Gin-Jo's birthday in the Wonderlab and Sophie has arranged a little surprise

Paul Rey, organic chemist and member of the European Network MAGMANet, has passed away

Fluctuations in the power grid due to wind or solar sources could be solved by new production process for supercapacitors

Polly Arnold, University of Edinburgh, UK, already was identified as a rising star when presented a prize by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh