Nature China highlights the best research coming out of Mainland China and Hong Kong, providing scientists from around the world with a convenient portal into publications drawn from across all scientific disciplines.
Environmental chemistry: Solving two crises in one go
A modified microbial fuel cell using organic matter as a source of energy can desalinate water while generating electricity
Supramolecular chemistry: Rhombic blocks
Researchers learn how to use rhombic building blocks and aromatic stacking interactions in crystal engineering
Medical genetics: Key to longevity
A genetic association study reveals the key to exceptional longevity in a Chinese population
Nanotechnology: How do you 'snake' a nanotube?
Slow cooling is one way to control the geometry of 'nanotube serpentines'