The Jacques Villermaux Medal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering has been awarded to Ryszard Pohorecki

Jacques Villermaux Medal Presented to Pohorecki

DECHEMA Awards Pühler and Weitkamp
Alfred Pühler and Jens Weitkamp have been awarded Honorary Memberships of the DECHEMA

Arnold Eucken Prize Awarded
The Arnold Eucken Prize has been awarded to Dr. Marco Haumann and Dr. Martin Seipenbusch

First Amino Acid Ionic Liquid Gel
Adding another ion to an amino acid ionic liquid makes it a thermotropic and ion conductive gel while retaining the ionic status

New Metal Hydride Cluster
Clusters composed of rare-earth and d-transition metals exhibit unique reactivity properties pointing the way to new hydrogen storage techniques

Selective Oxidation of ᴅ-Galactose over Gold Catalysts
Gold nanoparticles shown to convert specialty sugar into renewable feedstock for fine chemicals

Angewandte Chemie 40/2011: Tying the Knot
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

UNESCO's Patronage For Book
UNESCO granted its patronage to the book The Chemical Element

Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
Polymers with tailored electronic structure for high capacity lithium battery electrodes

Detecting Analytes in Natural Solutions
Detection of target analytes in the presence of interfering biomolecules possible with nanoparticles-within-nanoshell design