Radical conjugate addition onto vinyl sulfones achieved by a convenient, atom-economical, and tin-free procedure
Tin-Free Radical Addition to Vinyl Sulfones
Highest Activity for CO2 Hydrogenation
Cobalt complex catalyzes hydrogenation of CO2 and bicarbonates with highest activity of any non-precious-metal catalyst
Silica, SERS and Salmonella
Nanoprobe encapsulated in silica and hooked to a bacteriophage tailspike protein can identify Salmonella contamination
Humboldt Research Award for A. Ciechanover
Nobel Laureate Aaron Ciechanover, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, wins Humboldt Research Award
New Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academician is the highest academic title conferred on Chinese scientists and experts working in scientific and technological fields
Raw Material Change: New Lab
Joint lab established by UniCat Cluster of Excellence and BASF dedicated to development of new catalytic processes for raw material change
Improved Li-ion Batteries
Improved rate capability and excellent cycling performance achieved by modified electrode material
Efficient Intermolecular C–C Bond Formation Reactions
Transient radical cation intermediates generated at electrodes enable efficient intramolecular C–C bond formation reactions
Fundamental Research Needs Excellent Scientists and its Own Space
Helmut Schwarz and Daniela Kneißl outline the requirements for excellent fundamental research
Molecular Flip-Flop
The first molecule that acts as a D (delay) flip-flop device and is all-photonic takes us a step closer to molecular electronics