New material binds acetylene with unusual strength and allows for highly selective separation of acetylene from ethylene or carbon dioxid

Increasing the Selectivity of Porous Crystalline Materials

Max von Laue – Furchtlos und Treu
Silvio R. Dahmen, Brazil, reviews a biography of Physics Nobel Laureate Max von Laue

Organic Mixed Valence Pigments Absorb in the Near Infrared
Unusual organic pigment is “switched on” by an electrical charge to become a potent dye

Doing What I Can Before Expecting Others to Do the Same
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Exploring Mars
2021 has already added three new Mars expeditions and hopes are high that the first humans will land on Mars in the 2030s

Energy at Your Fingertips: Transforming Sweat Lactate into Power
During sleep, biofuel cells continuously capture energy from human passive sweat

Deciphering the Genetic Code: The Most Beautiful False Theory in Biochemistry – Part 1
Countless scientists contributed to its clarification with brilliance, ingenuity, intuition, and luck

Interview with Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim – One of Germany’s Best-Known Science Communicators
The chemist, YouTuber, and Germany's best-known science communicator on her ambitions, responsibility, and the prevalence of hate speech

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Gottfried Huttner (1937 – 2021)
Professor Emeritus of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, has passed away