Ring-opening polymerization of DL-lactide in supercritical CO2 can be carried out at much lower temperature than conventional reaction

Green Polymerization

Dielectrophoresis – Exponential Growth
Dielectrophoresis is experiencing an exponential growth as one of the main microfluidic tools of choice, allowing

Polymers With Write-Once-Read-Many Memory
Extraordinary electrical outcomes – WORM memory effects – demonstrated in complex multicomponent polymer devices

65th Birthday: Christoph Kratky
Professor Christoph Kratky, University of Graz, Austria, celebrates his 65th birthday

Energy Mix for Global Welfare
A. Jess, University Bayreuth, and colleagues analyse what the annual energy consumption needs to be

How Much Trans Fats Do You Eat?
Study of 339 German foods measures amount of trans fatty acids in common foods and identifies their source

Honorary Professor for Günther Weymans
Weymans, head of LANXESS's Technical Rubber Products business, awarded Professor h.c. by Qingdao University, China

Surfactant Catalysts
Surfactant containing the organocatalyst proline, forms nanomicelles spontaneously and catalyzes aldol reactions of substrates in water

Between The Graphene Sheets
Capacitance of electrochemically reduced graphene was dramatically increased by preventing the sheets from stacking

Daisy-Chains and Hydrogels
Daisy-chain polymers form through self-complexation of pillar[5]arene derivative with a viologen side chain; as concentration rises, gel forms