Enzymatic generation of quantum dots could lead to news ways of analyzing milk by fluorescence spectroscopy.

Dot Products

Cell By Cell
Manipulation of nanowires could lead to delivery of molecular doses of biologically active chemicals to individual cells.

Industry Grants
Cefic announces a one-stop-shop for information on EU funding for the chemical industry.

Self-Assembling Devices
Design strategy with side-chain incompatibility provides promise for the realization of much greater photoconducting output.

Prebiotic Soup
Guanine, adenine, and hypoxanthine can be produced at lower temperatures than previously reported thanks to UV photons.

Drinks All ‘Round
Distinguishing genuine brandies from imposters, or identifying a particular brand requires a fine nose – or a GC-MS.

Leading Question
A rapid and inexpensive way to test for lead in paint without sending samples back to the laboratory has been developed.

Georg Schwedt Awarded Prize
GDCh award prizes to authors who communicate an understanding of chemistry to the general public.

Love At First Sniff
Male mouse pheromone not only attracts mates but stimulates the female brain so as to reinforce the memory and attractiveness of the male.

Grab Your Coat
A one-step method for exfoliation and functionalization by a surface-active protein provides a new way to ultrathin coated graphene.