The first quarter results show cautious optimism for the chemical industry.

Results May Vary – First Quarter Data

Green Liquid Crystals on Display
Merck KGaA presents green materials for displays, lighting and photovoltaics at SID Display Week in Seattle.

Better Glycosylation Processing
Corporate - academic partnership to create first UPLC glycan database for more accurate and expedient protein glycosylation assessment.

In a Bit of a Bind
X. Zhang and H. Schwarz shed light on the mechanistic aspects of catalytic processes and make a systematic and comprehensive overview possible.

Management Tip: Negotiation
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Looking for Something Explosive?
How to find TNT! A new chemosensor-based approach for the detection of nitrated aromatics gives hope to guide future developments.

Controllable H2 from H2O
Chemical energy generates hydrogen and electricity: a new process to be used in fuel cells for mobile applications.

D-Ribose: Two Crystal Forms in the Solid State
The β-furanose form of D-ribose – present in countless biomolecules – does not occur in the crystalline compound, but in in two crystal forms.

Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions
Scientists in China have described the Kumada-Tamao-Corriu reaction of phenolic salts with various aryl Grignard reagents using a nickel catalyst.

Light-Controlled Phase Tag
A homogeneous ruthenium-carbene complex tagged with a light-responding nitrobenzospiropyran group has significant catalytic activity in ring-closing metathesis reactions and was recycled several times.