Medical genetics: Sweet genes

Analytical chemistry: Smart dust
It is now possible to use Raman spectroscopy on any surface thanks to
the discovery of 'smart dust'

Medical genetics: Sweet genes
A genome-wide association study has identified susceptibility genes that
increase Chinese people's risk of developing diabetes

Surface chemistry: Up to scratch
A special type of hydrophobic coating can self-heal most scratches when
exposed to stearate solution

Thin films: A quantum-dot stencil
Researchers have prepared an ultrathin alumina membrane with
quantum-sized pores, ideal for making quantum-dot arrays