Atomic weights of 10 elements to be revised to reflect their natural abundances. Elements with a single isotope will not change

Two bond or not two bond? That is a question of X-ray crystal structure interpretation, especially for cyclobutadiene

When landfill waste degrades and rain rinses the resulting products out, a black liquid and toxic leachate is formed

New solid-state nanopore technique is sensitive enough to distinguish hydroxymethylcytosine from methylcytosine

Pictures from the Electrochemistry conference in Bochum, Germany

Oil/ionic liquid system overcomes problems of enzymatic biodiesel production, giving 98 % yields

Production of chlorine dioxide for water treatment and paper bleaching achieved at ambient pressure and temperature

Tunable, (super)conductive plastic films made with ion beam and used for electrical resistance thermometers

DSM completes their divestment program through sale of DSM Elastomers to LANXESS

Sir John Meurig Thomas, University of Cambridge, UK, has delivered the third annual Gerhard Ertl Lecture in Berlin, Germany