BASF to build world’s largest single-train TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Europe

World’s Largest Single-train TDI Plant

New Catalyst for Photodegradation of Pollutants
Non-conventional synthesis of series of titania/silica composites carried out in supercritical carbon dioxide

Turning Skin into Brains
Human neurons have been created from skin cells by using transdifferentiation

Water and the Origin of the Moon
Discovery of more water on the Moon than previously seen brings the theory of the Moon's origin into question

Near-Infrared Iridium Luminescence
New iridium complexes with C^C^N tridentate ligands show luminescence at longer wavelengths than previous Ir complexes

Chameleon Aromaticity
Conformational switching between aromatic states has been probed in expanded porphyrins

Zen and the Art of fMRI
How decision making by Buddist meditators differs from that of ordinary people revealed by neuroimaging techniques

Kazuyuki Tatsumi and Gerhard Erker Awarded
German-Japanese research team receives Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize 2011

Detecting Melamine in Milk
Immunoassay that uses an optical biosensor can screen infant formula milk products for the toxic chemical melamine

2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
This year's Wolf Prize in chemistry goes jointly to Stuart A. Rice, Ching Tang, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski