Last retort
The power of controlling lab purchases
Liaising with suppliers is more than just following orders
The lab where everything goes wrong
Some days feel like an episode of the Twilight Zone…
How to be a chemical tourist
Why I travel the world in the name of science
Organic matter
In search of ultimate selectivity
A catalyst that reacts only with aryl iodides, spurning bromides and chlorides
How many papers do you read a week?
Everyone needs a strategy to keep up with the literature
(−)-Gelsemoxonine
Harnessing the power of the nitro group
Cluster fundamentals
Stefanie Dehnen discusses the exotic structures of inorganic chemistry’s middle ground
Surface chemistry for biological questions
Rasmita Raval discusses her career exploring the complex behaviour of molecule–surface systems and what it has to do with antibiotic resistance and the origin of life
The luck of the materials scientist
Studying the structure of disordered materials is complicated, but Simon Billinge explains how it opens the door to designer materials with desired properties
From the editors
Have we solved chemistry?
A new book suggests chemistry is over 90% ‘complete’ – and that could be a good thing
Climate of change?
The world needs to bet big on carbon capture now
Who wants to live forever?
How many of us will be healthy enough to ride off into the golden sunset of a long retirement?
Smoothing out the lumps
Conflicting views of chemistry have been published in the press
So, your colleague said something racist...
James Watson’s lab mates should not be blamed for his offensive views
Chiral curiosities
The challenges posed by asymmetry go hand in hand with fascinating insights into developmental biology
