Tartaric acid can be used as a chiral template to modify a specific surface of a copper catalyst

C. Cobley, ChemNanoMat, talks to Y. Xia about radiolabeled gold nanocages for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of tumors in vivo

Nickel doping can prevent sintering in Pt nanoclusters at temperatures of up to 700 K

Editors recommend science-themed holiday gift ideas

Three chemistry highlights per week – check what is behind today's door

Thermal exfoliation of fluorographite gives fluorographene with excellent catalytic properties

New optical properties in a photonic sandwich film made from cellulose nanocrystals

Cyclic silanes functionalize the surface of hydroxylated silicon nanostructures

Stretchable porous carbon nanotube-elastomer hybrid could power wearable electronics

Bifunctional carbon nanotube-boron nitride (CNT-BN) nanocomposite shows great potential as an electrocatalyst