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Gummy Bears and Their Colors

Angewandte Chemie 49/2017: Perfect Materials
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

High Melt Strength Polypropylene Resin
SABIC Develops PP resin with high melt strength

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Pioneer of Steroid Chemistry
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Sugar Alcohols from Algae
Sorbitol and mannitol produced through catalytic hydrogenation of alginic acid

Cleaning Monuments with Ion Exchangers
MgAl layered double hydroxide and modified zirconium phosphate remove gypsum crusts

An Al=Al Double Bond
Photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio studies confirm Al=Al double bond in cluster

Robust Self-Healing Polymer
Tough thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) can auto-repair at room temperature

Accessing Elusive Molecular Carbon Radicals
Selective functionalization of unreactive carbon atoms by a photoinduced bond cleavage cascade