New iridium(III) photosensitisers give best activity seen with iron-based water-reduction catalysts for light-driven water splitting

Absorbents that remove CO2 from ultra-dilute gas streams could capture CO2 straight from the air rather than at source

Reactant that changes color enables detection of nerve-agent mimics and identification of the nerve gas

The first rigid metal-organic framework made from a flexible amine shows high potential for CO2 capture and storage

Bacteria that electrocatalytically convert CO₂ to formate present a green alternative to traditional inorganic electrocatalysts

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2011

Understanding how the passivating layer on a gold surface forms could see more accurate biosensors developed

Engineered enzyme mimics human drug metabolism and produces metabolites on a scale suitable for characterization and testing

First chemosensor that turns fluorescence on in the presence of fluoride ions developed by researchers in Korea

Stopping histone demethylases from removing the methyl groups from lysine side chains could present effective route to treat cancer