It is possible to create nanoscopic particles of platinum with precise shapes using facet-specific peptide sequences, according to US chemists

Shaping Platinum with Peptides

Activated Methane: Greenhouse Gas Turns to Feedstock
The successful generation of bare [CuO]+ has revealed the final piece of the puzzle about the activation of methane

Celebrate the IYC with Wiley!
Celebrate the International Year of Chemistry with Wiley! - Read for free - see book discounts - more every month

Tracking Bismuth
Tracking bismuth uptake at the single-cell level using mass spectrometry could see new anti-ulcer drugs developed

Angewandte Chemie 19/2011 – Porphyrins and More
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

The Elusive Green LED
New manufacturing technique could see the elusive green LED become as powerful and cheap as its red and blue counterparts

2D Beats 3D
Ceria, present in catalytic converters, stores more oxygen in its 2D platelet form than its 3D nanocrystalline form

IYC 2011 in Hong Kong
The Chemical Society of Hong Kong invites professors in chemistry to share their greetings on the International Year of Chemistry

25 Award Winning Highly Cited Papers
To celebrate its 25th birthday, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry presents 25 award winning, highly cited papers free to read

New Concept For Multilayer Films
New way to make self-assembled multilayer films use electrochemistry to trigger click reaction between polymers