Pretty peptide patterns

20 November 2009

The smallest building blocks to date have been used to make fractal patterns

NEW: Journal of Materials Chemistry Editorial Board Award

17 November 2009

Call for nominations: The NEW Journal of Materials Chemistry Editorial Board Award 2010!

Issue 12 of Highlights in Chemical Technology now available

17 November 2009

Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications to highlight the latest applications and technological aspects of research

Interview: Beyond the inorganic boundaries

16 November 2009

Ian Manners talks about polymerisations, interfaces, and living in Wales

Macro2010 Call for Papers now open!

13 November 2009

11 - 16 July 2010, SECC, Glasgow, UK. Oral abstract deadline - 29 January 2010. Poster abstract deadline - 9 April 2010.

Nanoscale issue 1 now online!

29 September 2009

Read the first issue of new journal Nanoscale free online

Liquid crystals bend over backwards for electricity

10 September 2009

US scientists are a step closer to producing a new generation of energy conversion devices based on liquid crystals

First aid for electronics

02 September 2009

A first aid kit for electrical systems could stop circuits failing and lead to safer, longer lasting batteries.

A colourful way to clean waste

28 August 2009

Dye extraction product recycled as cheap colourant for plastics

Top Ten Articles

05 October 2009

The new top ten most downloaded Journal of Materials Chemistry articles. Read the most-accessed papers of August 2009 here.

New flagship journal Chemical Science announced

20 October 2009

A new dynamic home for research across the chemical sciences, fronted by Princeton's David MacMillan, to be launched

Issue 12 of Highlights in Chemical Technology now available

17 November 2009

Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications to highlight the latest applications and technological aspects of research

First Nanoscale articles published online

12 August 2009

Read the first Advance Articles for new journal Nanoscale free online

Nanoparticles take on terrorism

31 July 2009

Chinese scientists have used sunlight and DNA to make bimetallic nanoparticles that can detect tiny amounts of explosives

The Frontiers of Polymer Science awards meeting

On the 21st July, The Macro Group UK held its annual awards meeting the 'Frontiers of Polymer Science', where four annual awards were presented.

Instant insight: Holography speaks volumes

29 July 2009

Søren Hvilsted and colleagues explain how holograms could be the key to storing increasing amounts of information

Ice gels take the heat

24 July 2009

Scientists have made a non-toxic scaffold for stem cell tissue engineering

Highlights in Chemical Science issue 12 now online

24 November 2009

Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications, to provide a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.

Superhydrophobicity saves scalding

14 July 2009

Clothes could repel hot water with a Teflon-carbon nanotube composite coating

Analyst and Journal of Materials Chemistry- Materials for Detection Web Theme

10 July 2009

Read the articles in the web theme FREE for a limited period!

Sterile surfaces in a flash

10 July 2009

Blue dye coatings bring antibacterial benefit for material used in medical devices

The science of longer lasting lager

09 July 2009

Chemists have designed a polymer that can improve the shelf life of drinks, such as beer

C N R Rao: 75th birthday issue

25 June 2009

Now published - an issue in celebration of C N R Rao's 75th birthday

Another record year for Journal of Materials Chemistry's Impact Factor!

24 June 2009

Newly released ISI citation data show another increase in the Impact Factor of Journal of Materials Chemistry to an all-time high value of 4.65.

Trees take on tissue engineering

16 June 2009

Italian scientists have turned wood into bone mimics that could be used to repair damaged limbs

101 uses for guar gum

10 June 2009

A gum normally used as a food thickening agent could be used to make temperature sensors

Polymer Content at RSC Publishing

05 June 2009

Find out where to submit your polymer related research.

New journal announced: Polymer Chemistry

01 June 2009

A new journal encompassing all aspects of synthetic and biological macromolecules, and related emerging areas.

Interview: Linking electronics

01 June 2009

George Malliaras discusses the interplay between organic electronics and biology with Fay Riordan

Viruses count quantum dots

22 May 2009

Measuring quantum dot concentrations using viruses could lead to improved cancer imaging

Instant insight: Agents of destruction

20 May 2009

Ivan Parkin and Michael Wilson from University College London, UK, look at how to make hospital-acquired infections a thing of the past

Back Cover Adverts

15 May 2009

Journal of Materials Chemistry cover images are available to browse on our new Back Cover Gallery.

Holography generates porous crystals

13 May 2009

A polar solvent is the key to making polymeric photonic crystals that could be used as biological sensors

MC9 Programme Now Available

09 April 2009

Speaker names and lecture titles are now available for MC9 at 42nd IUPAC Congress (2-7 August 2009, Glasgow, UK). Poster abstract deadline - 5 June 2009

Biocompatible polymers keep the blood flowing

07 April 2009

Korean scientists have found an effective way of making biocompatible implants

Journal of Materials Chemistry Conferences 2009

The Journal of Materials Chemistry team will be attending a number of conferences in 2009. Here's where you can meet us in the coming months.

A new twist on actuator architecture

24 March 2009

Spiral opals change colour and shape in response to their chemical environment

Time to put the kettle on?

20 March 2009

Tea leaves produce cancer-fighting gold nanoparticles

Expanding routes for drug delivery

10 March 2009

Peptide-triggered particles that release cargos when they meet an enzyme could find use delivering drugs in the body

New journal announced: Nanoscale

05 March 2009

Launching autumn 2009, Nanoscale will publish theoretical and experimental work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology

Instant insight: Bone repair breakthrough

27 February 2009

Thanks to nanotechnology, today's bone implants are so much more than your grandparent's hip replacement, say Thomas Webster and colleagues at Brown University, US

Journal of Materials Chemistry Inorganic nanotubes and nanowires themed issue

03 February 2009

Now published - a themed issue highlighting some of the latest research on inorganic nanotubes and nanowires

Food additive promotes tissue regeneration

02 February 2009

A fast acting, injectable hydrogel could be used to regenerate cartilage in injured patients

Smoothing the cracks in epoxy resin

27 January 2009

Researchers in China have developed a self-healing epoxy resin which can be repaired by heating when cracks form

Silicate performs strongly at bone regeneration

26 January 2009

Biomaterials scientists in Taiwan have developed a quick-setting cement that could help broken bones to regenerate

Call for Nominations for RSC Prizes and Awards 2010

22 September 2009

Make a nomination for an RSC Prize or Award

Polymers branch into data storage

06 January 2009

Harnessing the power of holography leads to improved information storage