The use of a new anion, carbamoylcyano(nitroso)methanide, for the development of novel organic ionic plastic crystals is reported

Materials for New Solid-state Electrolytes

Wonderlab Comic – Save My Phone!
Richpunzel resorts to extreme measures to dry her new phone after an accident

Dr. Kathrin Lange: Interview with the Wilhelm-Ostwald Newcomer Award Winner 2012
Kathrin Lange won the Newcomer Award for her work on a membrane-free spectrometer for liquids. She talks about her research and future plans

Photochemical Control of Pain
US researchers discovered a small molecule which renders pain transmitting neurons sensitive to light

Triple-Layered Microspheres
A diverse range of composite materials can be formed through the multistep growth of coordination polymers

Picture Competition – A Year in the Lab: The Chemist’s View
Submit your outstanding photo and have the chance to be selected for a calendar and win one of 12 exciting prizes

Long Wavelength Fluorescein Analogues
Modification of fluorescene leads to analogues with better photo-physical characteristics

Most Accessed Articles: March 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2013

X-Rayed Water Spills Secrets
X-ray Raman spectroscopy reveals new insights into a critical chemical discovery from the nineteenth century

Stöber Method for Polymer Coating Core-Shell Nanoparticles
Modified emulsion polymerization gives excellent control of the shape and thickness of shells of core-shell nanoparticles