The DECHEMA Student Prizes recognize graduates with outstanding results that completed their studies in a particular short time
DECHEMA Student Prizes Awarded
Gautam Desiraju New IUCr President
Gautam Desiraju, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has been elected President of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Blocking Ion Channels to Treat Depression
A pharmacologically active antagonist of the two-pore-domain potassium ion channel could help treat depression
Efficient Trifluoromethylation of Alkenes
Copper catalyst and hypervalent iodine give a rare example of general and highly efficient direct trifluoromethylation of terminal olefins
Reverse Engineering Organic Solar Cells
Chemists have studied 9000 copolymer materials to calculate the optimal polymer for making organic photovoltaic solar cells
Jacques Villermaux Medal Presented to Pohorecki
The Jacques Villermaux Medal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering has been awarded to Ryszard Pohorecki
DECHEMA Awards Pühler and Weitkamp
Alfred Pühler and Jens Weitkamp have been awarded Honorary Memberships of the DECHEMA
Arnold Eucken Prize Awarded
The Arnold Eucken Prize has been awarded to Dr. Marco Haumann and Dr. Martin Seipenbusch
First Amino Acid Ionic Liquid Gel
Adding another ion to an amino acid ionic liquid makes it a thermotropic and ion conductive gel while retaining the ionic status
New Metal Hydride Cluster
Clusters composed of rare-earth and d-transition metals exhibit unique reactivity properties pointing the way to new hydrogen storage techniques