Launched as part of the International Year of Chemistry 2011, over 70,000 students in 80 countries have taken part in what is being called the World's largest chemistry experiment
Global Water Experiment
Future of World Fertilizer Nutrient Reserves
World nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulphur resources and reserves are described as adequate for the foreseeable future
Photochemical Reduction Towards Monolayer Graphene Sheets
A simple photo-irradiation process could generate stable aqueous dispersions of conductive graphene sheets in larger quantities
25th Anniversary: Louis de Broglie's Death
Louis de Broglie is best known for his theory of the wave-particle duality of matter
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