Understanding the chemistry of radioactive compounds emerges as one of the most urgent scientific challenges

World tuberculosis (TB) day commemorates the day the pathogenic bacteria that causes TB was discovered

Single-component photocatalyst shows 20-fold increase in H2 production over current alternatives

Iron-based catalysis gives new route to triorganophosphates for flame retardants without the need for chlorine

Hybrid lipoic acid derivatives attack prion disease on multiple fronts suggesting possible targets for treatment

Flower-like dipeptide template enables nanoflake film formation - expected to broaden application of biomaterials in surface science

Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors with bisphosphonate moiety show promise for treating tumor-induced bone disease

New cyclic rotaxane that encapsulates tetrathiafulvalene also opens way for new topologically interesting systems

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

New compound which destabilizes the molecular chaperone, heat-shock protein 90, has anticancer potential