Instant Insight: Solar energy turns organic

18 June 2008

Hiroshi Imahori and Tomokazu Umeyama explain why carbon nanotubes are promising candidates for organic solar cells.

Interview: Environmental impact

10 June 2008

Jeff Tester talks to James Hodge about the importance of environmental science

Lab-on-a-chip looks for life on Mars

29 May 2008

NASA scientists have developed a new microfluidic system that is tough enough to be used in outer space.

Disease detection is skin deep

02 June 2008

Body odour can be collected on skin patches and used to diagnose disease.

Hybrid fuel cells show improved efficiency

19 June 2008

Combining two different fuel cell technologies can boost cell performance. UK scientists find out why.

An eye for drug delivery

09 June 2008

Patients with glaucoma and related eye diseases could soon be treated with a refillable drug delivery device - replacing the need for injections into the eyeball.

Glowing response to explosive detection

21 May 2008

Explosives can now be detected at picogram levels thanks to a polymer developed by scientists in the US.

Drugs under pressure

13 June 2008

The properties of drugs can be improved by using high pressure to make different crystalline forms, claim UK scientists.

Electronic sensor for bad bacteria

02 June 2008

Toxins responsible for food poisoning can be detected using nanoscale transistors, claim US scientists.

Petrochemical detection in miniature

23 June 2008

Cancer-causing compounds in the air can be detected using a hand-held spectrometer.

Expanding the chemical sciences

Read the latest news from RSC publishing, including two new titles in the RSC journal portfolio.