Instant insight: Dendrimers in the spotlight

16 October 2008

Seok-Ho Hwang, Charles Moorefield and George Newkome from the University of Akron, US, examine the use of dendrimers in organic light-emitting diodes

Interview: The flying chemist

20 October 2008

Spiros Pergantis talks to May Copsey about metals in biology and the environment, the future of metallomics and how he nearly became a pilot

Like water off a duck's back

29 September 2008

Scientists have made a range of structures that mimic water-repellant surfaces found in nature

How fresh is your fish?

24 September 2008

Rapid and accurate detection of the bacteria that make fish go off is now possible

Sugar-powered electronics

03 October 2008

Japanese scientists have made a biofuel cell that produces enough power to run an mp3 player or a remote controlled car

Lab-on-an-egg-beater

15 October 2008

Scientists whip up new centrifuge using kitchen utensil

Microcontainers hold cells captive

19 September 2008

Self-loading porous containers provide a realistic environment for studying cells

Fluorescent polymer detects peroxide

29 September 2008

US scientists report an easy route to an explosive-detecting polymer

Toughening up thin films

18 September 2008

New thin film precursors could lead to faster and smaller electronic devices

Good prospects for Lab on a Chip

Lab on a Chip, the miniaturisation journal for chemistry, biology and bioengineering is now taking miniaturisation science to the next level

Instant insight: Protein takes charge

23 October 2008

Yongdong Jin, at the University of Washington, Seattle, US, and colleagues explain why bacteriorhodopsin is a leading candidate for biomolecular electronics