One-step process gives cheap and versatile way of producing ultrathin coatings by simultaneous spraying of interacting substances

Innovative techniques allows the study of interfaces with great precision and could lead to rational design of catalytic materials

Detecting lethal viruses in blood samples at airports and other public places could help halt epidemics

A molecular system that carries out a logic function could "calculate" which is the predominant ion in a mixed solution

A clever study to investigate strain-controlled release of a payload by using polymer micro-reservoirs supported on a flexible substrate

Metallic particles present in a firework, which are released in its smoke when it explodes, could pose a health risk, particularly to asthmatics

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, voted 2011 ACS President

Frantisek Svec talks about plastics, separtaion sciences, the latest CET topical issue, the Molecular Foundry, societies and the web

Double-layer DNA-origami tile with two orthogonal domains underwent self-assembly into well-ordered, 2–3 μm 2D DNA arrays

Large area, high-quality graphene with controllable thickness can be grown from different solid carbon sources