Production and sales of the German chemical industry increased in the third quarter by 0.5 % each against the previous quarter

German Chemical Industry 3rd Quarter 2014

50th Anniversary: Hans von Euler-Chelpin's Death
Hans von Euler-Chelpin received the Nobel prize for his work on the role of enzymes in the fermentation of sugar

70th Birthday: Reinhard Zellner
Reinhard Zellner, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, celebrates his 70th birthday

Plant for Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB)
Evonik begins operations at new plant for functionalized polybutadienes in Marl, Germany

Discovering New Reaction Pathways
Ab initio simulations with new acceleration techniques can be used to explore reactivity

Arrhenius Medal Awarded to Licheng Sun
The prestigious award has been presented to Licheng Sun by the Swedish Chemical Society

Getting the Measure of Nanoparticles
Capillary electrophoresis and inductively coupled mass spectrometry can be used for the accurate identification of nanoparticles

Improvement of Magnesium Sulfur Batteries
Magnesium sulfur batteries show improved performance with modified non-nucleophilic electrolytes

How Healthy is Milk
More bone fractures and earlier death associated with high milk consumption

Blowing Up Bridges
N,N'-Ethylene-bridged bis(nitropyrazoles) – a new family of energetic materials