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

Shining a Light on Diabetes

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

Nanoparticular-ly Interesting
Nanoparticles role in catalysis and their function as catalyst supports charted by a review in Chem. Eur. J.

Programmed Destruction
How redox chemistry and selenium- and tellurium-based agents can help combat cancer

Catalysis at Light Speed!
Laser-induced orientation sheds light on mechanism of C–H bond activation in steam reforming of methane

Chiral Auxillary
The synthesis of octahedral [Ru(bipy)3]2+ complexes in enantiopure form has been achieved through the use of a chiral sulfoxide auxiliary

Air Liquide Acquires German Syngas Plant
Air Liquide, France, acquires syngas plant from OXEA GmbH, Germany

In a Tangle
A key advance toward data security is marked by quantum entanglement of photons and solid-state materials