Material in which capped covalent bonds repeatedly reattach allows fully separated pieces to be fused back together

UV Activated Self-Healing Polymer

Solvent-Free Sugar Anomers
The puzzle of how, why or even if, sugars change shape has been solved by studying anomeric effect under solvent-free conditions

Wonderlab Comic — Safety Policy
A new comic series by Sophie Lin: Sophie and her lab mate disagree over correct safety procedures in the lab

Solar Cells: Enhanced Power Conversion
Multiple energy relay dyes incorporated into dye-sensitized solar cells enhance solar-to-electric power conversion by 35 %

William von Eggers Doering (1917 – 2011)
Prof. Dr. William von Eggers Doering, former Chair of Harvard University's Chemistry Department, passed away last week

Effective Catalysts for Asymmetric Hydrogenation
Asymmetric hydrogenation of alkyl aryl ketones achieved with iridium-based spiro aminophosphine complexes and 97 % ee

Unitary Patent Protection in the EU
Commission opens the way for some Member States to move forward on a unitary patent

All that Glitters is Gold
Gold cyclization reaction provides important building blocks for pharmaceuticals

Woven Mesh Electrodes
Weaving metal and polymeric fibers creates a low cost, transparent electrode for flexible organic photovoltaic cells

Outstanding Publication Award
P. Rashatasakhon and T. Buajarern have received the Wiley–Chemical Society of Thailand Outstanding Publication Award