A magazine providing a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Issue 5
Instant Insight
Instant insight: A protective layer
11 April 2007
David Levy explores thin-film coatings that drastically reduce UV damage to materials.
Interview
Interview: A material curiosity
25 April 2007
Jim Feast talks to Alison Stoddart about polymer science of the past, present and future
Research Highlights
Antibiotics in wastewater
10 April 2007
Sewage treatments don't remove antibiotics from our wastewater.
Safer storage of nuclear waste
05 April 2007
Nuclear waste repositories could be safer places thanks to UK chemists.
Sulfurous but selective synthesis
17 April 2007
Making double bonds in a more selective and efficient way could open the door to a family of biologically active natural products.
Forgers beware
24 April 2007
US scientists have developed a non-destructive method to detect possible forged documents.
Forming clusters with open arms
02 April 2007
Rationally designed smart nanomaterials could be a step closer thanks to Chinese chemists.
Molecular shrink wrapping
13 April 2007
A new family of porous metal-organic frameworks with flexible ligands has been created by UK scientists.
A 'green' light for the future?
19 April 2007
The days of the traditional incandescent lightbulb may be numbered.
Exciting finding for conjugated copolymers
04 April 2007
Semiconducting polymers show some inexplicable behaviour.
Catalytic complexity
23 April 2007
UK chemists have isolated an unusual type of solvent complex that might play a crucial role as an intermediate in catalytic reactions.
Essential Elements
Another successful ACS meeting
The RSC enjoyed a busy and exciting ACS spring meeting in Chicago.
Scientists with an interest in specific topics at the chemistry-biology interface can easily find relevant research articles from across RSC journals, thanks to Biology in Focus.
The highly successful Biomolecular Sciences Book Series now includes seven titles that provide an authoritative insight to research at the chemistry-biology interface.
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