Platinum nanoparticles bound electrostatically to hydroxide-functionalized 2D nanosheets are an efficient reduction catalyst

A full range of fluidic operations can be achieved with active, paper-based microfluidic chips driven by electrowetting

Direct laser writing (DLW) found to be suitable for fabricating liquid crystal elastomer structures with sub-micrometer resolution

A nonflammable inorganic paper can be used for the long-term storage of data or for the removal and recycling of organic pollutants

Nanofibers align to the sound of Beethoven and Mozart

A noble metal-free catalyst, mesoporous silica-confined MnO2 nanoparticles, provides formaldehyde-free air

Science is an increasingly global endeavour but doctoral education continues to take place largely within a single institution

G. Desiraju, India, talks about inspiring scientists, future hopes, the situation in India, and the International Year of Crystallography

The President of the Swiss Chemical Society talks about their program of reform and the fascination of discovery

Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table