Germany enters as the tenth country involved in the pre-construction phase of the world’s largest telescope

World’s Largest Telescope

Surface Immobilization
Surface immobilization of functional groups achieved by radical grafting to carbon-based interfaces

Mussels-inspired Gel for Damaged Vessels
Mimicking adhesiveness of mussels, a catechol-based hydrogel glues to blood vessels and stabilizes atherosclerotic plaques

Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Eventually, the local thermal equilibrium assumption can be safely adopted for thermal modeling of SOFCs running on hydrogen or alternative fuels

Metal-Mediated Base Pairs
Generation of so-called metal-mediated base pairs that elegantly allows the site-specific introduction of metal-based functionality described

Linde Acquires Homecare Calea France SAS
Linde further expands existing operations in European homecare market - medical services relating to treatment of patients outside hospitals

ECHA Increases Transparency
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) starts to publish comments during Harmonised Classification and Labelling (CLH) public consultations

Simultaneous Production of Methanol and Ethylene Glycol
Readily available Ru catalyst can be used for production of methanol and ethylene glycol from ethylene carbonate, formed from carbon dioxide and ethylene oxide

A DNA Hydrogel Capable of Metamorphosis
US researchers have created a DNA-based hydrogel with unique mechanical features useful in electronics or for medical purposes

Tired of Rankings
Planned boycott of rankings of the German Chemistry Departments at the Universities