Previously unknown natural quasicrystal probably originates from meteorite collision in space

Third Natural Quasicrystal Discovered

Angewandte Chemie 51/2016: Beyond Standard
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Changes in BASF's Board of Executive Directors
M. Suckale to retire, Dr. H. Schwager to leave, S. Dubourg (pictured left) and Dr. M. Kamieth appointed

Portable Mass Spectrometer
Compact system for on-site gas analysis

Efficient Synthesis of Chiral Aminocyclopropanes
Chiral half-sandwich rare-earth-metal complexes act as hydroamination catalysts

Toward an Artificial Lawn for Energy Harvesting
Nanogenerator with isotropic energy harvesting capability made from perovskite nanotube arrays

New Evonik Plant for Precipitated Silica
Investment of around 120 million US$ to supply the tire industry

Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed C–C Bond Activation
Surprize of the C–C bond cleavage in the Rh(I)-catalyzed reaction of vinylcyclopropanes

Converting Plant Biomass to Carbon Electrodes
Biomass-derived carbons show different porosities depending on the type of plant parts used as feedstock

Forensic Raman Spectroscopy
Non-destructive technique can determine the sex of a saliva donor