BASF launched Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany to produce zero-carbon hydrogen

Germany’s Largest Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer Begins Operation at BASF

How to Find the Most Important Research Amid the Growing Number of Publications?
The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and Wiley-VCH launch Angewandte Chemie Novit, a highly-selective journal with a unique selection process to give the best research extra visibility

Digital Taste: Taste Joins Virtual and Augmented Reality
In addition to visual and auditory virtual encounters, the sense of taste can now also be integrated into the virtual environment, adding a chemical dimension to AR/VR technology

A Smarter, More Collaborative Future for InChI
The International Chemical Identifier (InChI), the standard for naming chemical compounds, covers more compounds and embraces open collaboration

Cigarette Waste promotes Spread of Resistant Germs
Effect of toxic compounds from cigarette smoke, ashes, and filters on the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in human lung and environmental microbiomes

Microplastics in Medicine
Infusion fluids may introduce thousands of plastic particles into patients' blood

German Chemical Industry Faces Another Tough Year
Quarterly report Q4/2024 of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)

Molecular Orientation of Water in Electrolysis: New Insights
Researchers observed water molecule orientation during electrolysis in real time

Why is Mars Red?
Ferrihydrite identified as the dominant iron oxide in Martian dust, challenging previous theories of the planet's history

Alwin Mittasch Prize 2025
Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, honored for outstanding work in catalysis research