Joji Sakurai was the first Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tokyo University and is the answer to Guess the Chemist (9)
Joji Sakurai: First Chemistry Professor at Tokyo University
Rhenium-Centric Reverse Turn Mimics
Re complex provides access to reverse-turn mimics for diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals
First Large Scale Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
First integrated CCS of coal-fired power plant emissions begins with 500 t/day
The Galilean Thermometer – Really Galilean?
The Galilean Thermometer is based on the temperature-dependence of the density of a liquid, visualized by floating glass spheres
A Diet Against Autism
Forms of autism associated with BCKDK mutations might benefit from a diet supplemented with branched chain aminoacids
Wilhelm Klemm Prize for F. Schüth
Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, awarded GDCh prize for work on inorganic chemistry
Selective and Sustainable Route to Amides
Recyclable Nafion-supported ruthenium catalyst is selective for hydration of nitriles to amides
Mysterious Degradation of Van Gogh Painting
X-ray analysis reveals why parts of the Van Gogh painting "Flowers in a blue vase" have changed color over time
Liebig Memorial Medal for W. Thiel
Walter Thiel, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, has received the 2012 Liebig Memorial Medal of the GDCh
Ethylene to para-Xylene
A new synthetic route to p-xylene from ethylene has been developed by chemists in the USA