An inorganic–organic hybrid surfactant …… with a hexavanadate cluster as the polar head group underwent stepwise assembly into micelles andfinally, a 1D nanobelt structure with the cooperation of hydrophobic, electrostatic, and hydrogen-bond-ing interactions; these last interactions are directional and lead to the anisotropic assemblies. The nano-belts are highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the oxidation of organic sulfides because most ofthe hexavanadates are exposed to the surface, showing its potential application in the petroleum indus-try and in environmentally benign chemistry. For more details see the Full Paper by T. Li, Y. Wei, T. Liu etal. on page 9589 ff.