Nanoporous carbon composite membranes for fast water desalination

High-Flux Water Desalination

Catalyst Surface Modification for Selective Styrene Oxidation
Selective styrene oxidation to its epoxide or benzaldehyde using molecular oxygen and Pd nanostructures decorated with Au at various compositions

TCR Lecture 2018
Professor Michael Grtzel, cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne EPFL, Switzerland, honored

Molecular Knot Made from Trimeric Circular Helicate
Ring-closing metathesis turns helicate into trefoil knot

Three-State System Based on Branched DNA Hybrids
Synthesis of DNA-based structures that can switch between water-soluble, gel, and solid-state forms

Carbon-Rich Nanofibers for Photocathodes
Copper-surface-mediated Glaser polycondensation of 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene

Activation of Platinum and Ruthenium Anticancer Prodrugs
Flavins act as selective photocatalysts that can activate metal complexes for use as anticancer prodrugs

Priestley Medal 2018 for Geraldine Richmond
Highest honor of the American Chemical Society (ACS) presented to researcher at the University of Oregon, USA

Selective N-Oxidation of Heteroaryls
First nonenzymatic heteroarene N-oxidation in the presence of amine groups

Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success 2018
Javier García-Martínez, Rive Technology Inc., Boston, MA, USA, recognized as outstanding entrepreneur