The 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award goes to four US companies and Professor Bruce Lipshutz, University of California

Green Chemistry Award Recipients

AkzoNobel Invests €140-million in Frankfurt
AkzoNobel, The Netherlands, invests €140-million in a chlorine plant in Frankfurt, Germany

Ultralong Nanotubes for Mechanical Energy Storage
Mechanical energy could be stored on the nanoscale with superstrong ultralong carbon nanotubes

Angewandte Symposium in Tokyo
The Angewandte Symposia in Tokyo, Japan, started; join free-to-attend virtual event with ten renown scientists, including four Nobel laureates

Optically Pure Amine Synthesis
Choice of cathode material controls chirality in electroorganic synthesis of menthylamine

Black Hole Swallows Star
Rare astronomical event, expected once in 100 million years, attributed to a star being ripped apart by a black hole

Opioid Affinity
Natural products from fungus with affinity for opioid and cannabinoid receptors in the brain hint at new analgesics and addiction therapies

Watching Elusive Radicals
New experimental setup lets researchers "watch" biologically relevant radicals in action

Marcel Wubbolts New Chief Technology Officer
Marcel Wubbolts, currently Vice President R&D DSM Innovation Center, will assume the position of Chief Technology Officer for DSM

Hiding Nanoparticles from the Body
Capsules for drug or nanoparticles delivery can be hidden from the body’s immune response by producing them from living cells