It is 130 years since the birth of Hermann Staudinger, the father of polymer chemistry
Commemorating Hermann Staudinger
New Family of Carborane-Functionalized Polymers
Inclusion of boron clusters into the side chains of polymers rather than the backbone gives a photoluminescent anion sensor
Multitarget Drugs against Prion Diseases
Hybrid lipoic acid derivatives attack prion disease on multiple fronts suggesting possible targets for treatment
Nanoparticle Reacts on Sound And Heat
Organic nanoparticle created that uses sound and heat to find and treat tumors could potentially change the way tumors are treated
Treatment of Virulent Hospital Infection
Unique antibody from llama provides weapon against <i>Clostridium difficile</i>
Gernot Boche (1938 – 2011)
Gernot Boche, Professor Emeritus University of Marburg, Germany, passed away last week
Sorted Building Blocks
Synthesis of stereogradient poly(propylene carbonate) by stereo- and enantioselective copolymerization of propylene oxide with CO2
Nano Flower Power!
Flower-like dipeptide template enables nanoflake film formation - expected to broaden application of biomaterials in surface science
Cutting the Cost of Battery Membranes
Solid-state design of flow battery enables high electrolyte flow and reduction in cost of separator membranes
First Turnkey Skid-mounted Chlor-alkali Electrolysis Plant
World’s first skid-mounted chlor-alkali electrolysis plant is to be successfully implemented at Leuna-Harze, Germany