Ionic liquids can function as solvents even if water is present after all. The discovery opens up a new range of applications

A mild photooxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides is achieved with a riboflavin derivative and LED visible light irradiation

Bowman-James, Bianchi, and Garcìa-España' book, Anion Coordination Chemistry, is reviewed by Philip Gale, UK

Methodology applicable to parametric study of foaming process helps to optimize the operating conditions or adapt the formulation

Potassium borosulfate created which crystallizes in a polar space group

Nanostructured sensor can detect very low concentrations of the explosive TNT

Prize from the European Materials Research Society awarded to Molly Stevens, UK, and Francesco Stellacci, Switzerland

Highly electrophilic cationic complexes as catalysts in the immortal ring-opening polymerization of lactide

Information on structures allow construction of molecular picture of silk assembly process that might lead to large-scale in vitro fiber formation

Ultrafast spectroscopic techniques combined with computer simulations show ionic liquids could be used as "two-in-one nanoreactors"