Mesoporous carbon beats its nano-structure counterpart in the dehydrogenation of propane to propylene without the need for auxiliary steam
Carbon Catalyst for Dehydrogenation
Color Switching in Ionic Liquid Crystals
Color switching between green and white luminescence possible with ionic liquid crystals that contain terbium
Purification of Drinking Water by Sand
Nanocoated sand shows five times the filtering capacity of regular sand in removing mercury and a dye molecule from water
Diamonds are for Electrodes
A tiny analytical device fabricated entirely from diamond could be used to measure hydrodynamic flow in electroanalytical applications
Multifunctional Metallogels for Smart Materials
New platinum complexes that form metallogels in organic solvents also have interesting photochromic properties
Novel Pyrotechnic Flare Protect Aircraft
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)/KClO4 pyrolant system gives aricraft better protection against missile seekers
New Type of Carbene Ligand
Swapping carbon for a nitrogen in N-heterocyclic carbenes gives a previously unknown nitrenium ligand
Cr–Cr Quintuple Bonds
The very high bond orders in Cr–Cr revealed to be of similar reactivity to C–C multiple bonds
Angewandte Symposium in Beijing: Conference Venue
First people arriving at the conference venue at Tsinghua University, Beijing, for the Angewandte Symposium
Making Graphene Directly from CO2
New simple, green, and cost-effective method for making graphene might also be used for carbon capture