A modular approach to tri- and tetrasubstituted electron-rich alkenes begins with simple and cheap pre-cursor

Modular Substitution

Repair Yourself
Self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance

Electrochemistry – Increasingly Interdisciplinary Field
Modern Electrochemistry: Interdisciplinary Research at the Forefront of Science - special issue edited by C. Amatore, D. Kolb and R. Compton

Sigma-Aldrich Award for Young Scientists
The Czech Chemical Society (ČSCH) celebrated the 10th year of Sigma-Aldrich Award for young scientists

Antibiotics From Cockroaches
Cockroach brains could be rich stores of new antibiotics according to scientists from The University of Nottingham

Competition For Start-Ups
Competition for young start-ups offers a total amount of 76.000 EUR, valuable contacts, professional feedback, and industry know-how

Better Tracers through Chelation
Orginally isolated from frogs, bombesin analouges are now proving useful for tracing cancers through chelation to Tc

Calls For EU's Framework Programme
2011 calls for the European Union's 7th Framework Programme: 6.4 billion EUR — Europe's biggest ever investment in research and innovation

Heinrich Emanuel Merck Award
Award for analytical science presented to Luisa Torsi, University of Bari, Italy

Wet Wet Wet
Atomic-scale resolution of water on mica reveals new details about wetting processes