Ludolf Plass celebrates his 70th birthday on 19 January, 2014

70th Birthday: Ludolf Plass

Defective by Design: Pt3Co Concave Nanocubes
New Pt3Co concave nanocubes show enhanced catalytic activity in hydrogenation of styrene model reaction

Convert Natural Gas Directly to Ethylene
Siluria and Braskem collaborate around the deployment of Siluria's proprietary oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) technology

REACH: Quality of Registration Dossiers
ECHA concluded compliance checks for over 1000 registration dossiers submitted for the first registration deadline

Simplification of Full Color Electrochromic Devices
Multicolored electrochromism by using a trilayer film and only one working electrode for electronic paper devices

Platinum-Loaded 2D Nanosheets as Hybrid Catalyst
Platinum nanoparticles bound electrostatically to hydroxide-functionalized 2D nanosheets are an efficient reduction catalyst

Plastics-to-Oil Technologies Alliance
Plastics-to-Oil Technologies Alliance formed as new group within the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council (ACC)

A New Class of Anti-AIDS Drugs?
By blocking HIV-mediated destruction of immune cells, the caspase 1 inhibitor VX-765 shows promise as a new AIDS therapy

Sequence-Specific DNA Alkylation
DNA alkylation targeting for Kras codon 13 mutation may be a promising approach to overcome the problem of drug-resistance

Active Microfluidic Paper Chip
A full range of fluidic operations can be achieved with active, paper-based microfluidic chips driven by electrowetting