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

Chemistry – An Asian Journal/Chemistry – A European Journal/ChemCatChem/ChemSusChem offer Assistant Editor positions (f/m)

Paul Barbara, University of Texas, and Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of ChemPhysChem, passed away on October 31

Milko E. van der Boom, Bernhard Kräutler, Neil Branda, and Thomas M. Klapötke, are interviewed this month

Highlights from this month's CHEManager Europe

Electricity generated by using enzymes as catalysts and biofluid containing glucose as fuel for self-powered nanodevices