G. J. Hutchings, Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, UK, received the Heinz Heinemann Award for his work on AuPd nanoparticles

Direct atomic force microscopy (AFM) observation of DNA tile crystal growth at the single-molecule level

Additives were tested for optimal reactivity and stability of the corresponding active esters for peptide bond formation in aqueous solutions

A ship-in-a-bottle procedure was used to form luminescent iridium complexes in zeolite cages

Study of trace metals in blood samples from vegetarians and omnivores reveals how gender and diet influence metal's accumulation

Synthesis of trisaccharides by Hetero-Diels–Alder welding of two monosaccharide units

Professor B. Weckhuysen, the Netherlands, has received the International Catalysis Award for his work on heterogeneous catalysts

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels analyzed in blood collected from 7-year old Mexican-American children

Chlorine substitution stabilizes an unusual C64 fullerene with three adjacent pentagon units

The material Co-MOF-74 reported to exhibit record selectivity for absorption of propene over propane for any MOF described to date