A comic series by Sophie Lin: In part 3 she depicts how chemistry can sometimes surprise you

Mess-ter Comic – ROP is Easy!

Make the Switch
Acid/base and anion exchange used to reversibly transition a urea-based [2]rotaxane between solution and gel states

CO2 Capture
Canadian researchers provide deeper insights into CO2 capture, "seeing" the exact sites where CO2 is held in capture material

Alcohol Most Harmful Drug
Study reveals that, overall, alcohol is the most harmful drug with heroin and crack cocaine in second and third places

Natural Flavorings
Heating ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and L-cysteine in solution at different pH results in formation of a complex mixture of aroma volatiles

Smoke Detection Improved
2,5-Dimethylfuran can be used to monitor environmental tobacco smoke levels and detect second-hand smoke

Quality Of Society Journals
Quality of publishing of ChemPubSoc Europe, RSC, and ACS journals

Up Close and Organic
Microscopy could beat NMR and crystallography for powerful 3D structure determinations of complex organic molecules

Angewandte Chemie 45/2010: Resonant Interactions
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Blog: Post-doc in Paris 2
What is a Post-Doc in Paris like? Tibiriçá Gonçalves Vasconcelos tells us why he chose Paris in his Blog. Part 2