Ryan A. Shenvi, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA, and Daniel J. Weix, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA, awarded

Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry 2014

New Superabsorbent Technology
BASF plans major investment to BASF launch a new generation of highly innovative superabsorbent polymers

Nanoparticles As Injectable Bandage
Nanomedicine offers a new intravenous tool to control severe bleeding quickly and efficiently

Higher Hydrocarbon Production
Combining the oxidative coupling of methane with a hydrogenation of COx to higher hydrocarbons

Lack of Transparency Around TTIP
Concerns about the latest Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) chemicals documents

Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite has a tetragonal crystal structure (space group I42d ) and the composition CuFeS2; answer to Guess the Mineral

Fool's Gold as a Solar Material
Surprisingly low solar conversion efficiency of iron pyrite explained

Computational Chemistry in the Industry
A review of the use of quantum chemical calculations and modelling in industry

Most Accessed Articles: October 2014
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals for October 2014

Chemistry: Interdisciplinary and International – and with a Sense of History
Collaborations are essential for the future of chemistry, but so is appreciation of its history