December Chemical Discoveries

In addition to my interview with Chinese chemist Andrew Sun, mentioned earlier this week, the December issue of Reactive Reports features the pick of chemistry news

DNA nanorings DNA Nanorings  A simple approach to making rigid DNA nanorings with tailor-made functionality has been developed by Michael Famulok and his team at the University of Bonn, Germany.

Sunshine superpower Sunshine Superpower  In the depths of the Northern winter, as we approach the shortest day of the year, what could be more welcome than a little sunshine news.

ACS chemical discoveries of 2007 Five Firsts in Chemistry  With 2007 rapidly coming to an end, the inevitable lists are popping up. Not wishing to be left out this holiday season, the American Chemical Society has compiled a Top 5 from its own publications. Oh, and by the way, Sciencebase didn’t want to be left off the wish list either, so I did a Top Ten Molecules of 2007 item just recently.