The 2010 Nobel Prizes have been awarded this week
Nobel Prizes 2010
Pre-Filter For Iron Oxide Pigments
New pre-filter units for the production of iron oxide pigments in Krefeld-Uerdingen
Precision Injection
Needle that delivers a shot directly into a cell’s nucleus gives temporally and spatially controlled delivery
New Cefic President
Giorgio Squinzi takes over from Christian Jourquin as the president of the European Chemical Industry Council
Wöhler-Award for Younger Chemists
The Wöhler-Award for Younger Chemists was awarded to Dr. Jan J. Weigand, Münster, Germany, at the Wöhler Conference
Fertilizer Frauds
Measurement of the δ15N value of lettuces could provide a cheap, rough indicator of illicit synthetic fertilizer use in organic crops
Congratulations!
Professor Bert W. Meijer, Eindhoven University of Technology, has been named the 2011 The Chemical Record Lecturer
Allosteric Catalyst
Triple-layer catalyst opens way for detection of small molecules by mimicking allosteric enzymes
New Industry Between Food & Pharma
Nestlé Health Science S.A. and Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences established to target new opportunity between food and pharma
Cheap, Pure Hydrogen
Low-temperature platinum catalyst could be used for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell powered vehicles