Despite of the cooling in global economy, the German chemical industry continues on its way towards record marks
German Industry in the 2nd Quarter 2011
Learn About Methods in Biomass Analysis
A free-to-attend webinar presents analytical solutions for carbohydrate and lipid analyses in complex biomass mixtures
An Excellent Catalyst for Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol
First facile and efficient one pot catalytic process of converting glycerol to value added products with a robust CoAl alloy
65th Birthday: Stefan Berger
Stefan Berger, University of Leipzig, Germany, author of Classics in Spectroscopy, celebrates his 65th birthday
Trapped Titania Lights Up Reactions
The photocatalytic activity of titania moves from UV to visible light if trapped within carbon nanotubes, opening up new applications
Peter Bruce Wins Arfvedson Schlenk Prize
Peter Bruce, University of St Andrews, Scotland, has received the Arfvedson Schlenk Prize for his work on lithium chemistry
New Dienes for Diels—Alder
Asymmetric aminocatalysis opens the Diels—Alder reaction to a new class of dienes
Top Universities in the World
Cambridge University, UK, has topped a league table of the world's best universities, with Harvard and MIT, USA, ranked second and third
Goldilocks and the Three Water-Splitting Complexes
Making complexes that absorb light and split water can be as difficult as making porridge for Goldilocks as steric and electronic factors clash
Bond Activation by Apparently Benign Molecule
Simple and apparently benign molecule cleaves strong bonds and opens the way for organocatalytic substrate activation