Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort

First polymeric tetracarboxylato Rh derivatives presented are suitable as molecular wires

Ceramic materials that disobey Ohm's law of electrical resistance could help explain why certain circuits degrade

The toxicity of nanomaterials is in its infancy despite a huge amount of research into nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene

The polyoxometalate species, [Pd₇V₆O₂₄(OH)₂]^6-, has been reported. The mixed metal Pd₇V₆ unit is bowl-shaped with C_2v symmetry

Matthias Drieß will be presented with the Alfred-Stock Prize at the Woehler conference in Freiburg

Phenol oxidation with iron and hydrogen peroxide provides an ideal candidate for sustainable catalysis

Joachim Sauer receives the Liebig-Denkmünze for his work on zeolites and transition metal oxide aggregates

Highly selective chelating agent has potential for environmental remediation, metallurgical extraction, and water purification

C. N. R. Rao talks to ChemViews about naomaterials, research in India, and the EurJIC special issue of which he is the guest editor