New dual-molecule technique resolves molecular recognition step in DNA repair mechanism

How Does Broken DNA Get Repaired?

Halogen Bonding vs. Hydrogen Bonding: Similarities and Differences
Relativistic density functional theory (DFT) reveals a pronounced covalent component in halogen bonds compared to hydrogen bonds

First-ever European Sustainability Report
European chemical industry is determined to play a key role in ensuring that by 2050 over 9 billion people live within the resources of our planet

Fraunhofer Society Research Awards
Several prestigous awards for research with industrial applications were awarded at the Fraunhofer Society annual conference

Impacts of Wind Farms on Temperature
Large wind farms appear to affect local land surface temperatures, according to US scientists

85th Birthday: Manfred Eigen
Manfred Eigen, winner of the Nobel Prize for analyses of fast chemical reactions, celebrates his 85th birthday

Online Monitoring of Vinyl Chloride Polymerization
Novel capillary-based microfluidic device allows investigating the vinyl polymerization reaction under difficult conditions

Optimization of Solar Power Plants
New software for optimal planning of solar power plants

Ranbaxy Launches Anti-Malaria Drug
India’s first new drug; first recently developed antimalarial not based on artemisinin

From Radicals to γ-Lactones
A one-pot sequence of radical cyclization and Oppenauer-type oxidation gives gamma-lactones in high yields