Largest molecular supertetrahedral Tn cluster known to date synthesized by using organic superbases

Synthesis of Supertetrahedral Chalcogenide Clusters

Ribosome-catalysed Peptide Bond Formation
Two-step chemical mechanism proposed for ribosome-catalysed peptide bond formation

Efficient Artificial Light-harvesting System
Self-assembling strategies and covalent capture employed to construct a robust, inexpensive, efficient artificial light-harvesting system

pH Tunable Hydrogelators for Water Purification
Library of potential low molecular weight hydrogelators synthesized; will guide production of novel inexpensive, easy to use water purification platforms

A. Müller Receives Staudinger Prize
Axel Müller, University of Bayreuth, receives the Hermann-Staudinger Prize of the GDCh

Semiconductor Tin-film Solar Cell Absorber
Synchroton-based characterization techniques to illuminate properties of compound semiconductor thin-film solar cell absorbers reviewed

Enzymes for Manipulation of Algal Biomass
Biotechnologically relevant class of enzymes synthesized

New Partnership for Energy Optimization
Swedish clean tech company ClimaCheck partners with Canadian Renteknik Group to provide energy optimization solutions

New Method for Cleaning Catalysts
New and simple procedure for cleaning nanoparticles removes organic contaminants without affecting size, shape, or structure

About the Nonsense of Biofuels
How efficient is the production of biofuels from biomass and how should biomass be best utilized?