Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, receives GDCh prize for processes that conserve resources

Study of the structure–activity relationship of steroid sulfatase inhibitors explains why Irosustat is the best in its class

Aromatic planar boron rings with metal centers display unusual bonding and aromaticity

Nickel catalyst can produce methyl acrylate in up to 56 % yield from carbon dioxide and ethene

Iron veins running through grains of magnesium allow fast and reversible uptake of enough H2 to power a car

The Adolf von Baeyer Medal of the GDCh is awarded to François Diederich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Promising anode material for high-power lithium-ion batteries has lithium-ion diffusivity 400 times faster than in Si

BASF and Lynas Corporation establish long-term rare earth supply agreement

Metal–organic framework that selectively binds oxygen could separate oxygen from air in a less energy-intensive way

Hans-Joachim Freund, director of the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany, will be awarded the Karl Ziegler Prize