Shaping Platinum with Peptides

Shaping Platinum with Peptides

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

Tracking Bismuth

Tracking Bismuth

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

The Elusive Green LED

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

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

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