Researchers warn of sand scarcity and ecological consequences of resource overexploitation

Global Sand Crisis

Efficient Bimetallic Nanocatalysts
Shell thickness in Rh@Pt nanocubes influences electrocatalytic properties

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 – Voting Results 22 September
Latest results of the predictions for the next Nobel Prize in Chemistry

70th Birthday: Herbert Ipser
Austrian chemist celebrates 70th birthday

BASF Agrees to Acquire Solvay’s Polyamides Business
Solvay will move further towards a focus on specialty chemicals; BASF strengthens operations in Asia and South America

Synthesis of Water-Soluble Metal Nanoparticles
Catalytically active palladium nanoparticles coordinated to water-soluble ligands

Multitarget Drugs Fight Neurodegeneration
Tackling neurotransmitter breakdown and signaling mechanisms linked to neurodegenerative diseases

Pd–Mo Catalyst Turns Bio-Oil into Alkanes
Efficient hydrodeoxygenation with high yields

New MOFs as Fluorescent Sensors
Metal-organic frameworks with Zn or Cd act as potential fluorescence materials for sensing Fe(III) and ketones

Cleaning Up Mercury Waste
Cheap mercury sorbents made from recycled cooking oils and sulfur