Wacker is expanding its research facilities for silicones in the US

New Wacker R&D Center in Ann Arbour

80th Birthday: Gerhard Ertl
Nobel Laureate and surface chemistry pioneer celebrates 80th birthday

A New Tool for Photoinduced Molecular Coupling
Nitrile imine-mediated tetrazole–ene cycloaddition reactions in the presence of upconversion nanoparticles

Angewandte Chemie 42/2016: Splitting Water(s)
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Stretchy Graphene Electrodes
Fresnel lens-patterned electrode is transparent and stretchable in all directions

Drug-Delivering Photoswitch System
Cucurbit[7]uril system used as a controlled light-induced drug delivery system

Metallocenes against Parasites
Nematocidal activity of metallocenyl analogues of monepantel investigated

Efficient Hydrogen Production
Solid oxide electrolysis cells with layered perovskites show outstanding performance in water electrolysis

3D-Printed Porous Ceramics
Hierarchical porous ceramics with remarkable mechanical strength

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016
J.-P. Sauvage, Sir J. F. Stoddart, and B. L. Feringa awarded for the design and synthesis of molecular machines