Adding water to a silicon-air battery has a massive impact on its discharge performance

Improved Silicon-Air Battery

Grant for Malaria Diagnostic Laboratory
ExxonMobil Foundation announced a donation to establish a malaria diagnostic laboratory at a medical center in Ghana

Shortest Fullerene-Peapod
Size-selective encapsulation of C60 by [10]CPP reported , which represents the shortest fullerene-peapod

Glutamate — From Discovery To Global Product
Since 1908 glutamate is known as the fifth taste and found in seaweed broth, asparagus, tomato, cheese, meat

DSM Strengthens Its Nutrition Business
Royal DSM completed the acquisition of Vitatene S.A.U., León, Spain, a producer of natural carotenoids

Angewandte Chemie 30/2011: Noble Chemistry
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Bioenergy and Water
Water use to grow and process biomass feedstocks for fuels has emerged as an important controversy

Printing Electronics
Antisolvent crystallization exploited to allow build single-crystal films for electronics applications using an inkjet printer

Supergelators With Unique Properties
Sugar-based supergelators can congeal oils to produce highly transparent gels with remarkable self-healing properties

Aspergillus Niger Helps Replace Petroleum
Optimization of cell factories like Aspergillus niger might help replace the chemical building blocks derived from petroleum