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The IUPAC recommended new proposed names for the latest heavy elements to be added to the periodic table

The Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on December 1st

Crystalline hybrid organic–inorganic aluminosilicate with open porosity and one of the most complex structures ever solved by electron diffraction

We are pleased to announce the winners of our IYC2011 video competition

J. Calado, University of Lisbon, talks about chemistry, history and art, and what really drove Mendeleev to create the Periodic Table

Rigid framework ensures the effect of positive charge in cationic Lewis acids remains constant and allows effective catalysis

New one-pot method to prepare a highly active and yet selective and stable acidic micro-/mesoporous zeolite catalyst composite

First de novo designed metal-containing protein that behaves as an artificial metallohydrolase enzyme

A range of posters celebrating chemists and their contributions to mankind have been produced by graphic designer Simon Page