BASF Plant Science will again conduct field trials this year in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands

Field Trials With Genetically Optimized Potatoes

Dow to Close Insulation Plants
Dow implements cost-reduction plans anticipates annual savings of approximately $250 million

New Phase of Hydrogen
New phase of hydrogen discovered in which the diatomic molecules break apart to form six-atom rings, similar to graphene

New Anode Material for Microbial Fuel Cells
The direct use of a natural 3D architecture in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is reported for the first time

Nano Magnets Enter the Brain
Nano magnets conjugated to lactoferrin cross the blood-brain barrier opening up diagnostic and therapeutic applications

Hitting Malaria Where It Hurts
Miniaturized high-throughput screening assays could help identify a prophylactic strategy against liver-stage malaria

Identifying Specific Cancers Using Molecular Analysis
New method to identify cancer-causing genetic rearrangements quickly, accurately, and inexpensively

Ketones Get Heavy
A way to replace the carbon atom in the ketonic C=O unit with the heavier element, germanium, found

Bifunctional CO2 Trap
A bifunctional catalyst can generate cyclic carbonates from epoxides by fixing carbon dioxide without solvent

Sulfur Sandwich Lithium Batteries
The sandwich structure of a graphene/sulfur nanocomposite improves the performance of lithium sulfur batteries