Michael Hampe, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, argues that scientists should not oversell their work in the pursuit of competitive funding

Science on the Market: What Does Competition Do to Research?

New Route for Large-Scale Graphene Production
In his 1000st paper Fraser Stoddart describes a direct exfoliation of graphene sheets from graphite in water

Targeting Cholera Toxin
The synthesis and initial biological evaluation of a calixarene-based inhibitor for cholera toxin has been developed

The Fastest and the Brightest Fluorescent Probe
BODIPY–tetrazine derivatives as superbright bioorthogonal turn-on probes

Graphene Takes Charge – New Route to Functionalization
Integration of a cationic porphyrin into a graphene/block copolymer ensemble purely through electrostatic interactions

Sulfa Drugs: What’s Behind Their Neurological Side Effects?
Sulfa drugs elicit neurological adverse effects because they interfere with L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine synthesis

A New Member of the Porphyrin Family
An isostructural and isoelectronic analogue of porphyrins that does not contain pyrrol units is aromatic and highly stable

Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Air-Sensitive Techniques (2)
The basis of all Schlenk line work, the evacuate-refill cycle, and how to dry and/or degas solvents for air-sensitive reactions

From Pharmacy to the Pub — A Bark Conquers the World: Part 2
Thomas Buchler, CEO of the quinine producer Buchler & Co., talks about the ups and downs of the international cinchona trade

What’s Cooking in Chemistry: Michael M. Haley
Michael M. Haley talks about what he cooks in the lab and at home, with his favorite recipe from Oregon: Lamb Ragout