Findings could prove fruitful for agricultural researchers attempting to improve crop robustness and productivity

Plant Hormone Synthesis Pathway

Gold Promotes Green Coupling
Gold nanoparticles promote the aerobic oxidative coupling of amines to alcohols or aldehydes to make useful amides

Whisky Biofuel Production
Spin-out company aims to commercialize process for producing biofuel from whisky by-products

Controlling Nanotechnology
New approach to creating hierarchical polymer components on a surface for developing novel devices

Advanced Biofuels a Reality by 2013
DSM and POET joint venture is to make cellulosic bio-ethanol competitive with corn ethanol

120 Years of Top Inorganic Chemistry — Alfred Werner
Alfred Werner's work on the spatial arrangements of atoms in inorganic complexes is celebrated as part of ZAAC's 120th anniversary

Sand And Seeds Clean Water
Natural substance obtained from seeds could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in developing countries

Massive Destruction of Ozone Layer
Extraordinary cold temperatures in the winter of 2010/2011 auses the most massive destruction of the ozon layer above the Artic so far

Ritter Reactions in Flow
Ritter reactions are performed in a simple microreactor setup using tert-butylacetate as versatile carbocation source

Biomimetic Surfaces
Superhydrphobic graphene surfaces mimic the properties of butterfly wings and rose petals