Perspective and outside front cover: Marcel Mayor and colleagues from the University of Basel, Switzerland, describe recent work in the field of molecular electronics, showing how molecules can be designed and synthesised to be integrated into electronic circuits to perform an electronic function.




Emerging Area: Nanoparticles have become useful tools in medicinal chemistry. In this Emerging Area Dusica Maysinger from McGill University, Canada, discusses several nanoparticles and their uses, advantages and drawbacks in medicine.