The Galilean Thermometer is based on the temperature-dependence of the density of a liquid, visualized by floating glass spheres
The Galilean Thermometer – Really Galilean?
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
Co-Immobilized Bi-Enzymatic Cascades
Cofactors are recycled in situ in bio-redox reactions over main and recycling dehydrogenases co-immobilized on porous supports
EROS Best Reagent Lecture 2012
The EROS Best Reagent Award Lecture will be broadcasted over the internet through a virtual event platform
Peptidodendrimer Drug Delivery
Attachment of a membrane-interacting protein allows a dendrimer to enter cells, making it a potentially useful drug-delivery vehicle