The Process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons was developed by F. Bergius in 1913; answer to Guess the Chemist (24)

100th Anniversary: Bergius Process

Dark Side of Geothermal Energy Production
Impacts of geothermal energy production on microbial communities

High Molecular Weight Cyclic Polymers
Synthesis of high molecular weight cyclic polymers from carbosiloxane monomers and N-heterocyclic carbenes

Photoswitching Ferrocene Complexes
Photochromic ferrocene-based complexes with ethynyl linkage show solvent-dependent differences in their photoswitching behavior

Enantioselective Reduction of Difluoromethyl Ketimines
α-Difluorinated amines obtained enantioselectively by using a benzothiazoline/phosphoric acid catalyst

Aerosols and Climate Research Cluster
EUR 36 million for research cluster to understand the role aerosols in the atmosphere play in climate change

Guinness Molecules: Identifying Lowest-Energy Structures
Martin A. Suhm, Germany, discusses the lowest-energy structure for a certain sum formula, or "Guinness molecule"

PEPPSI for Thirsty Materials Chemists
Bulky triarylamines can be efficiently made by Buchwald–Hartwig amination with Pd–PEPPSI catalysts

Total Amyris BioSolutions B.V.
Amyris and Total form joint venture for renewable diesel and jet fuel

Love in the Laboratory
Germany's first science soap, which is full of intrigue, romance, and insights into the science scene, can be watched on the internet