Researchers have discovered a way to make certain silicon wafers explode on command. (p. 36)

Researchers have created a new compound that contains a palladium atom bonded in a unique way to six silicon atoms. (p. 23)

Computer simulations show that water molecules will quicklye nter and flow along a carbon nanotube just 8 nanometers in diameter. (p. 401)

Researchers have found the nutrient sources for fungi that caused the decay of much of King Midas' tomb and its contents. (p. 383)

Researchers have created molecules that assemble into a microscopic structure that mimics bone. (p. 358)

A recently developed chemical cocktail that kills anthrax spores and breaks down chemical warfare agents and anthrax has received its first real- world trials in anthrax cleanups. (p. 317)

Chemists have developed a novel technology that could help clean up the papermaking process. (p. 292)

Chemists have figured out exactly how beers develop a skunky flavor and smell. (p. 262)

Researchers have tailored molecules so that they self-assemble into predictable shapes on a gold surface. (p. 249)

The 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors research that led to new chemicals, materials, and drugs, including widely used heart medicines. (p. 244)