Dow Corning to acquire a 49 % stake in Quebec silicon metal manufacturing facility

Dow Corning In Canada

Copper Gate
Motion and gate-like mechanism of copper transport across cell membranes by hCTR1 could improve cancer treatment

World´s Largest Polyamide 6-Plant
Lurgi has been awarded the contract to supply the world´s largest Polyamide 6-plant

Surprising Enzyme
The enzyme nitrogenase converts nitrogen into ammonia but surprisingly it can also reduce CO to organic compounds

Support For Fuel Cell Catalysts
Fuel cell catalyst based on supported Pt nanoparticles is resistant to CO poisoning and is more active than commercial products

Most Accessed Articles: July 2010
Read the most-accessed ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journal articles for July 2010

Shining a Light on Diabetes
Noninvasive, optical blood glucose measurements have been in development since the 1980s, now they’re one step closer

Novel Reaction Coupling
Effective coupling of two chemical reactions in one apparatus leads to simultaneously production of hydrogen and ethylene

Heating Up Solar Power
Simultaneously combining the light and heat of solar radiation to generate electricity could double the efficiency of solar cell technology

My Little Green Cactus
Plants that are better chemists than chemists, nanodiamonds and more in this months Chemie in unserer Zeit