European Women in Chemistry edited by Jan Apotheker and Livia Simon Sarkadi, reviewed by Francesco De Angelis, University of l’Aquila, Italy

Improved understanding of conduction in ionic liquids could have important implications for batteries and dye-sensitized solar cells

First synthesizing the dendron, then attaching it to suitable cores provides a versatile toolbox for dendrimer assembly

A scorpion-like fluorescent triazole allows sensitive detection of copper and mercury in sea samples from Sydney Harbour

Compounds with both triazole and halogen functionalities formed by Cu catalysis with environmentally benign reducing agent

Blending the capacitance of seaweed with the conduction of carbon nanotubes gives enhanced performance of supercapacitor electrodes

Seashell repaired in vitro by growth of biominerals in insoluble organic framework

Coupling reactions in which palladium is replaced with cheaper nickel complexes can now be done at room temperature

With diseases such as malaria being classed as rare and neglected, ChemMedChem takes a look at the latest research in this field

Synthesis of rare nitrogen-linked seven-, eight- and nine-membered biaryl ring systems uses simple and cheap Cu