BASF, Cargill and Novozymes jointly develop industrial biotechnology-based production process for acrylic acid from renewable raw materials

Commercial Bio-based Acrylic Acid Process

Non-enzymatic Pd Recovery
(Bio)Materials rich in amine groups are proposed as an ideal support for recovering Pd from waste

Bayer Prepares for Farming`s Future
Bayer CropScience completes acquisition of AgraQuest, a global supplier of innovative biological pest management solutions

Live Tagged
Sialic acid analog tagged with a fluorescent moiety could find application in live cell imaging according to Japanese researchers

Imaging Renal Acute Tubular Necrosis
Magnetic resonance imaging of hyperpolarized [1,4-13C2]fumarate can be used to detect early renal tubular necrosis

Growing for Gold
Gold nanoparticles grown on ionic liquid-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes have potential for photothermal therapy

University World Ranking 2012
Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time

Best Drug Permeability Model
Improved in vitro drug permeability model by artificial human small intestinal villi scaffolds

Rare-Earth Light Switch
A covalently attached photochromic molecule switches a dual-emissive nanoparticle between red and green emission

Linde Completes Acquisition of Lincare
Linde completes acquisition of Lincare, which provides oxygen and other respiratory services to patients