Nonlinear optical microscopy used to test the concentration of ZnO nanoparticles at different skin depths

A novel property of spider silk: chemical defence against ants

Rigid framework ensures the effect of positive charge in cationic Lewis acids remains constant and allows effective catalysis

First de novo designed metal-containing protein that behaves as an artificial metallohydrolase enzyme

A range of posters celebrating chemists and their contributions to mankind have been produced by graphic designer Simon Page

New one-pot method to prepare a highly active and yet selective and stable acidic micro-/mesoporous zeolite catalyst composite

Talc can behave as both a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic material. An explanation for this cohesion-adhesion dichotomy has washed up

A reversible DNA logic circuit can repeatedly carry out its computational task as inputs change, according to British scientists

The Chemical Record special issue includes personal account articles from all seven past Merck-Banyu Lectureship awardees

A metal–organic framework (MOF) MIL-47 loaded with CuCl2 showed the highest adsorption capacity for benzothiophene