For tumor treatment with few side effects: platinum complex initiates cytotoxic effect upon targeted irradiation with visible light

Two new developments could bring artificial skin a step closer

Observation of single ions passing through a nanotube channel could herald more sensitive detectors or new desalination systems

Cocoa butter can crystallize into six forms, but only one has the noble surface sheen, the crisp hardness, and melts pleasantly in the mouth

This year's GDCh-FG-Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Prize 2010 is shared by Dr. A. Dreyer and Dr. M. Matzke

Key steps in new route to morphine include Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, intramolecular 1,6-addition and ozonolysis

Hierarchical self-assembly of an n-type nanotube proceeds via monolayer nanoring stacking, through pi-conjugation, in water

Design and synthesis of rigid fluorophores could lead to novel dyes with extended planarity and higher quantum yields

Cancer inhibiting effects of 5-hydroxy PMFs make them promising cancer-preventive agents that can be added to food

The uni- or bimolecular nature of the Newman-Kwart rearrangement mechanism depends on your microwave