Solvay plans to build a sodium bicarbonate plant with a total capacity of 100,000 ton per year in Thailand
South-East Asia’s Largest Bicarbonate Plant
Sharpest X-ray Beam
Resolution at DESY's light source PETRA III substantially increased
Rapid Synthesis of Half-Sandwich Complexes
Half-sandwich complexes can be prepared easily by microwave heating
Three Topological Structures in One Pot
Simply mixing two different ligands with zinc(II) ions results in the simultaneous formation of a [2]catenane, a trefoil knot, and a Solomon link
First Polyurethane Aerogel Panel
New insulating material with excellent isolation values is extremely thin and easy to produce
Photolabeling the Binding Site of Propofol
Using a photolabeling technique, UK scientists revealed how the general anesthetic propofol interacts with its target
Pushing Back Nanoscale Frontiers
How to make functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes soluble under mild conditions
Highly Elastic Hydrogels
Graphene oxide (GO)/polyacrylamide (PAM) hydrogels display good strength and elasticity
Tin and Iridium Catalyze Cyclotrimerizations
Iridium(I) complex is activated by tin(II) chloride to catalyze cyclotrimerization of terminal alkynes
Hexameric Porphyrin Wheel for Light Harvesting
A new 1,3-phenylene-bridged hexameric porphyrin wheel shows promise as an artificial light-harvesting photosynthetic antenna