The Advanced School of Organic Chemistry (IASOC) has grown substantially since it was first instituted in 1984

Ischia Advanced School of Organic Chemistry

Unexpected Pollutants
Metallic particles present in a firework, which are released in its smoke when it explodes, could pose a health risk, particularly to asthmatics

Chinese Polycarbonate Production Growing
Bayer MaterialScience plans to invest EUR 110 million to build five new downstream facilities in China by 2012

Joint Bioprocess Engineering: TU Dresden & Bosch
The TU Dresden, Germany, and Bosch extend their cooperation to bioprocess engineering

B. Z. Shakhashiri Voted ACS President
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, voted 2011 ACS President

Pfizer Launches Academic Network
Network with around eight partners from the US, Europe, Asia/Australia focussing on developing biologics-based drugs planned

It's A Lot Of Plastic That Has To Be Produced!
Frantisek Svec talks about plastics, separtaion sciences, the latest CET topical issue, the Molecular Foundry, societies and the web

More Battery Materials
BASF: new production facility for cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in Elyria, USA

Cloaking Device
Making the passage of time invisible (and the illusion of a Star Trek transporter)

Infrared Security
Chemicals hidden in clothes detected with near-IR spectroscopy by British chemists; might improve security screening