As a replacement for biological toxicity assays, inorganic microfish robots were used for the selective detection of Pb2+ in water

Self-Propelled Microfish Robot for Selective Detection of Pb2+

Crystallography Without Crystals
Fluctuation X-ray scattering allows the determination of the structure of proteins in solution

Chemical Poems: Calcium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

The Last Alchemist in Paris
Henning Hopf, Germany, reviews the book "The Last Alchemist in Paris & Other Curious Tales from Chemistry" by Lars Öhrström

Guess the Chemist (28)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Angewandte Chemie 14/2014: Can You Do Without?
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Aromatic Carbon Acts as Frustrated Lewis Pair
Ru–η6-arenes form Lewis acid–base adducts through coordination of the base to the ortho- or para-carbon atoms of the arene ring as well as at the boron centre

247th ACS Meeting
Impressions of the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Dallas

Understanding Noble Metal Catalysis
Thin gold-silver alloy films were used to shed light on the mechanisms of oxidation catalyzed by nanoporous gold

Sweet MOFs for Information Storage
A cyclodextrin-containing metal–organic framework infused with an ionic electrolyte acts as a memristor