Louis de Broglie is best known for his theory of the wave-particle duality of matter

25th Anniversary: Louis de Broglie's Death

Nanoparticles Increase Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria
Nanoalumina promotes the horizontal transfer of multiresistance genes mediated by plasmids across genera

Synthesis of Non-Toxic Pesticides
A novel synthesis of the insect growth regulator hydroprene has been developed using Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling

Angewandte Chemie 12/2012: Worth the Trip
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

DVD Player Produced Graphene Films
Standard DVD player used to reduce films of graphite oxide to graphene films with exceptional mechanical stability

New Class of Quantum Dot
First inclusion of Cr(III) spinel at the core of a quantum dot points the way to fine tuning the properties of QDs

Molecular Impact of Ionic Liquids
First molecular level monitoring of carbohydrate conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquids

Most Accessed Articles: February 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2012

Achiral Europium, Chiral Sense
An achiral europium complex can detect chirality in solution by virtue of induced circularly polarized luminescence

Nickel Inversion
Functionalized arenes can be made using a nickel-catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition of electron-deficient dienes and alkynes