Solar cell made entirely of carbon is a promising alternative to the expensive materials used in photovoltaic devices today

American scientists used DNA hybridization to assemble therapeutic near infrared-responsive gold nanoparticles

Optimum material parameters providing high efficiencies close to the detailed balance limit determined for intermediate band solar cells

Functionalized gold nanorods are used for biosensing following conjugation of antibodies through biomolecular recognition

R. Zellner, Germany, was awarded the VCI-Fonds literary prize for his book on the chemistry of the atmosphere, climate, and clouds

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened an office in Bangalore, India, on October 30th

Tetsuo Nozoe was a pioneer in the area of non-benzoid aromatic chemistry and an autograph collector

Fluorescent pH-sensitive nanoparticles indicate bacterial growth

Guy B. Marin, Ghent University, Belguim, has been awarded the 2012 Danckwerts Lecture for his work in the field of chemical engineering

The Bionic Award of the VDI (Association of German Engineers) presented to team behind biologically inspired flapping mechanism