Andreas Müller from the Technische Universität München and part of the Excellence Cluster Universe asks “Do we need fundamental research?” in the newest issue of the Journal of Unsolved Questions (JUnQ).

40 years ago, Tuomo Suntola and his group demonstrated the growth of ZnS thin films in alternating, saturating gas-solid reactions, paving the way for ALD.

Professor J. M. Brader of the University of Freiburg reviews Colloidal Suspension Rheology from Cambridge University Press.

New study finds how defects affect two-dimensional crystalline structures, and the results hold information for designing new materials.

Wesley R. Browne and Anna K. H. Hirsch, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry report on the first Frontiers in Chemistry conference held in Yerevan, Armenia, earlier this year.

Professor Stansislaw Penczek of the Polish Academy of Sciences wins prize and endowment of $2,500 for work in polymerization kinetics and mechanisms.

Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel win this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

François Englert and Peter W. Higgs win the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics.