Insights into current topics of industrial chemistry written by specialists committed to Ullmann's Encyclopedia

100 Years of Industrial Chemistry

Separate Metallic Nanoclusters with Ease
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is capable of separating gold clusters with atomic precision in a simple and efficient way

Sustainable Production of Solar Cells
Solar cells produced using "green" solvents show higher efficiences than those produced using standard halogenated solvents

Angewandte Chemie 51/2014: Nobel Week
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Superconductivity Without Cooling
Mechanism revealed why a crystal that is irradiated with infrared laser pulses briefly becomes superconducting at room temperature

Powering Batteries With Carbon
Porous carbon anodes for a high capacity lithium-ion battery

Eastman Completes Acquisition of Taminco
Eastman completes $2.8B acquisition of specialty chemical company Taminco

Printing with Light on Rewritable Paper
Rewritable paper based on color-switching redox dyes uses light and heat to print and erase, respectively

Autocatalytic Fluorescence Photoactivation
Energy transfer from fluorescent photochemical product to corresponding non-emissive reactant imposes kinetic amplification

Repurposing Blu-ray Movie Discs
Blu-ray movie discs can be converted into inexpensive templates for efficient solar cells