Roald Hoffmann discusses the purpose of the Nobel Prizes and why areas like biochemistry should be recognized

What, Another Nobel Prize in Chemistry to a Nonchemist?

Solar Energy Strategic Agreement
DuPont and Yingli Green Energy enter a $100 million strategic agreement

More Mercury In Fish
Connection between increasing pH in lake waters and bioavailability of mercury proposed

Largest Database of Self-classified Substances
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launches the 'Classification and Labelling Inventory' of chemicals on the EU market

Efficient Apoptosis Inducer
(–)-7S-OH-lentiginosine has been efficiently synthesized and is an apoptosis inducer that has low cytotoxicity toward healthy cells

More Polypropylene For China
ZTHC Ltd., a Sinopec and China Coal Group joint venture, selects INEOS Technologies’ Innovene PP process for their new project in China

BASF’s Plant Science Plans
BASF to invest USD 33 million in plant science R&D facilities in North Carolina

Molecular Cut and Paste
Peptides and antibodies used as handles and anchors for single-molecule cut and paste in high-precision molecular assembly

Angewandte Chemie 8/2012: Hard and Soft
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The 2012 Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Top 10 most important technologies that will impact on the state of the world in the near future