Report from the Italian Inorganic Chemistry Congress in Trieste

Vital Italian Inorganic Chemistry!

Enzo Alessio on Italian National Congress
Enzo Alessio talks about organizing the Congress of the SCI's Inorganic Division and inorganic chemistry in general

New DyStar Group
Kiri, Singapore, Acquires DyStar North America

Bismuth for Bone Cement
Water-soluble bismuth cluster is key to the formation of a hybrid material

Revised Climate Model
Climate models underestimate ozone levels shows the determination of the rate constant of atmospheric nitric acid formation

Urban Grime in Local Air Quality
In the presence of solar light and photosensitizer, nitrate may actively contribute to the photochemical pollution

Fraunhofer Awarded
Fraunhofer is rewarded with the European Innovation Price for developing new solar cells (metamorphic triple-junction solar cells)

Catalytic Dyeing Process
Aluminum catalyst directly incorporated dye into polymer to produce homogeneous color at reduced environmental cost

Natural Flavorings
Heating ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and L-cysteine in solution at different pH results in formation of a complex mixture of aroma volatiles

DBU’s German Environmental Award
Most lucrative environmental prize in Europe awarded; special prize goes to Mikhail Gorbachev