Italian chemists have devised a quick and cheap route to novel polymeric contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Fluorinated MRI Agents

3D Microfluidic Origami
US researchers have used the paper folding art of origami to construct 3D microfluidic devices using a single-step photolithographic process

ICIS Innovation Awards Announced
The annual ICIS Innovation Awards recognize companies that have made significant steps forward through R&D and innovation

Most Accessed Articles: September 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for September 2011

Bioplastic Made Cheaper by Microalgae
Biodegradable plastic that is too expensive to replace those from fossil fuels could be made cheaply and simply by microalgae

Curing Bladder Production in Brazil
Rhein Chemie invests EUR 10 million in a new production facility in Brazil to manufacture curing bladders and polymer-bound chemicals

100 Years of the Fritz Haber Institute
Special Issue of Angewandte Chemie celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fritz Haber Institue of the Max Planck Society

Urea – On Fields And In Vehicles
Europe’s biggest urea plant comes on-stream

Clara Immerwahr Award
The Cluster of Excellence "Unifying Concepts in Catalysis" offers in open competition the Clara Immerwahr Award

A Reality Check for Cancer
Software screens virtual multi-component reaction products which can be rapidly synthesized and undergo a reality check by physical screening