RSS answers readers' SOS

Struggling to keep up with the latest research that has been published? Wish that news about the latest articles could be delivered directly to you, rather than having to trawl through numerous web pages? 

Thanks to the RSS feeds just launched by the RSC, keeping up to date with the latest published research is destined to become easier. By setting up RSS feeds, preferably using feed reader software, you will be alerted to the latest Advance Articles published on the RSC web site. Many feed readers provide the added advantage of remembering what you have previously read, allowing you to efficiently track and manage your journal browsing. 

RSC Advance Articles are the first web publication of each article and most RSC journals publish new Advance Articles on a daily basis. The RSS feed for each journal contains both the graphical abstract and the text from the journal's contents page, giving you access to new research, direct to your PC, as soon as it is published. 

If you are a subscriber to our existing e-alerts service, you could benefit from upgrading to RSS feeds - they offer improved flexibility and added functionality over the e-mail alerts. 

Look for the RSS button on journal contents pages - to access the feeds, or to find out more about getting started with feed readers, simply visit our RSS Feeds page. 

Dalton shows the way in inorganics

Dalton Transactions, the leading European inorganic chemistry journal, has made a significant impact in the field of chemistry according to ISI Essential Science Indicators (ESI). ESI is a unique and comprehensive compilation of science performance statistics and trends. 

The news, which coincides with the recent announcement that the journal is to be published weekly from January 2006, has been welcomed by the editor, Jamie Humphrey. 'I am not surprised, but am very pleased, to learn that Dalton Transactions has been highlighted in this way,' he comments. 'Dalton Transactions' main contribution to the field is the way that it brings together the highest quality inorganic research for the benefit of all chemists.'

And finally...

Hot on the heels of the RSC's new Nanochemistry textbook is the first title in the new RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology series. 

Just published, Nanotubes and Nanowires by Professor C N R Rao and Dr A Govindaraj of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in India, provides a comprehensive reference to the research areas of carbon nanotubes, inorganic nanotubes and nanowires including synthesis, characterisation, properties and applications. 

Look out for future titles in the series, which will cover nanoparticles, nanocharacterisation and other allied subjects.