Francis Waller talks about common intellectual property issues for chemists from his 30 years experience of filing patents

Hybrid material made of collagen fibers and silica can be used as a possible substrate for bone tissue culture

The Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry has been awarded to Eric Jacobsen (Gold Medal) and Keiji Tanino (Silver Medal)

Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley, USA, has been awarded the Emanuel Merck Lectureship

Biomarkers previously invisible to mass spectrometry can now be detected with nanoparticles that concentrate and protect

A complex pentafoil knot comprising, not of DNA as were previous knots, but a synthetic organometallic system

Small molecules that inhibit biofilm development useful in treatment of chronic biofilm infections in combination with standard antibiotics

Halocarbon levels in and out of flooded peatland can change depending on temperature and soil moisture levels

A chemical industry based on renewable resources is looking more necessary than ever, but how will we get there?

Furfural is converted into octane in high yields at relatively low pressures and temperatures with two bifunctional catalysts