A magazine providing a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Issue 5
Research Highlights
Aquatic bacteria are a potential source of natural UVA protective sunscreens, say researchers in Israel.
New tools for biomedicine just a click away
US chemists have used click chemistry to make molecules that mimic peptides.
An insight into the nuclear spins of hydrogen molecules could lead to sensitivity enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging.
Nanotechnology - friend or foe?
Australian scientists call for biological and toxicological testing of nanomaterials.
Photonic crystal fibres for sensing
Chemists have developed optical sensors by filling the channels of photonic crystal fibres with luminescent materials.
Canadian chemists have used interlocked molecules to create a mechanical switch that is sensitive to its solvent.
Oxygen-binding polymer for artificial blood
UK chemists have made a polymer that could be used to make artificial blood.
New twist for switchable polymers
Controlling the twist of a polymer backbone has enabled US chemists to tune the polymer's optical and electronic properties.
Four materials for the price of one
Materials scientists in China have developed a way to make four kinds of porous silica, by tuning the reaction conditions.
Simulating the magnetic behaviour of an unusual molecular magnet may lead to better design of single molecule magnets.
Unravelling the secrets of spider silk
Understanding the properties of spider silk is central to understanding other elastic biomaterials, say UK zoologists.
Metal deposition in air and water stable ionic liquids will revolutionise electrochemistry, claim scientists in Germany.
Conduction mechanism confirmed
UK researchers claim to have resolved the debate over how fuel cell materials conduct ions.
Basic kinetics and thermodynamics can unravel the complicated chemical reactions involved in self-assembly processes.
Essential Elements
Royal recognition for green technology
One of the Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education was recently awarded to Queen's University Ionic Liquids Laboratories (QUILL), Belfast, UK.
Celebrating a successful first year of publication, RSC Publishing will provide free access to all readers of its two new journals, Soft Matter and Molecular BioSystems.
Over 200 people gathered at the RSC reception in the Hilton Hotel, Atlanta on 26th March.
Additional Web Content
Unsymmetrical architectures yield novel properties
UK chemists have designed polyoxometalate clusters with unsymmetrical architectures.
Carbon materials can be made-to-order with a range of pore sizes, say chemists in France.
On the road to artificial cells
Researchers in Japan have made a significant step towards making artificial living cells.
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