The carbon compounds "carbones", recently discovered, have now been shown to stabilize cations other than BH2+

Double Donation at Work in “Carbones”

Metastable Solids—Terra Incognita Awaiting Discovery
Claus Feldmann, Germany, discusses how solid-state reactions can be sped up without increasing the reaction temperature

Sonication-Induced Gelation
Self-assembly of functional dyes into extended gel nanostructures can be judiciously manipulated by the use of ultrasound

Energy From Carbon Dioxide
Mixing the CO2 in combustion gases with air is said to be a source of energy with a total annual worldwide capacity of 1570 TWh

Jumping Crystals
Scientists from the United Arab Emirates and Russia examined light-induced jumping crystals by kinematic analysis

Picture Competition 2013
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Organic Chemistry Becomes Multidisciplinary
18th European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (ESOC 2013) sees future trends in close connection to biology, physics, and materials sciences

Bond-Length Alternation in Overcrowded Borazines
X-ray crystallography and state-of-the art computations were applied to the question of bond-length alternation in overcrowded borazines

sp3-Carbon-Based Liquid Crystals
The liquid-crystalline phase of poly(ethylidene acetate) is described and explained by the formation of triple-helix aggregates

Fun with Chemistry: Vote & Submit Chemistry Jokes 2013
Vote how much you like a joke and submit your own; it will be added to the form and the best one will win a prize