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Robert Woodward was the first to make it in 1954 – and you?

Highly efficient electrocatalyst for the reduction of oxygen in fuel cells and batteries

Diatom sex pheromone isolated and characterized

pH-dependent conformation change controls energy transfer in nanocrystal sensors

Mordecai Rubin, one of the founding fathers of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Technion, Israel, has passed away

Synthetic analogue of the vetiver oil odorant, used in perfumes like Ralph Lauren's ‘Polo’ and Chanel N°5, has proven the vetiver rule wrong

Highly efficient p-type dye-sensitized solar cell with cobalt-based electrolyte

How do you form a spin-off company from your research? J. García-Martínez talks about his experiences and how he finds time for his many roles