Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology, USA, awarded ACS's highest honor

Priestley Medal Awarded

Winner of the Second iPad
Dr. H. Raaijmakers, Cosun Food Technology Centre, The Netherlands, is the January winner of the Win an iPad campaign

Charles Lathrop Parson Award
Michael E. Strem, president of high purity chemicals maker Strem Chemicals, receives the ACS award for outstanding public service

Freeform Lens for 3D Microscope
Creating a 3D image of microscopic objects is possible with a freeform lens that sees from nine different angles at once

Ultrafast Fingerprint Recognition
Non-destructive lifting and visualization technique reduces visualization time of fingerprints from 15 min to 30 s

POPs Center of Excellence
Thermo Fisher Scientific opens persistent organic pollutants (POPs) center of excellence for food safety and environmental analysis

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

Angewandte Chemie 13/2011: A Great Model
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: February 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2011

Solid-Phase PCR in Real Time
First tool for real-time monitoring of solid-phase DNA amplification using the polymerase chain reaction and surface plasmon resonance