The Bionic Award of the VDI (Association of German Engineers) presented to team behind biologically inspired flapping mechanism

International Bionic Award 2012

ChemCar Competition 2012
The seventh ChemCar Competition took place on September 12, 2012

Miniemulsions for Production of Nanostructured Particles
Overcoming technological challenges in producing nano-sized, hybrid particles, especially with regard to continuous processing

ProcessNet 2012 Overview
Snapshots of the ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2012 and the 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen in Karlsruhe, Germany

Arnold Eucken Prize 2012 Awarded
The Arnold Eucken Prize of the VDI-GVC has been awarded to Dr. Niels Hansen, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

The ABC of Safety Training
How can engineers broaden their view to also see safety issues in addition to technical features?

Short History of Chromatography
In his essay R. Ditz, Merck KGaA, asks if 100 years of chromatograohy are enough

ACHEMA 2012 Overview
Overview of some of the major events at the world’s flagship event in Frankfurt, Germany

L. Woppowa New CEO of VDI-GVC
Dr. Ljuba A. Woppowa is the new CEO of the VDI-GVC, the Association of German Engineers and Society for Chemical Engineering

Optimization of Leather Unhairing
Safe enzymatic preparation can replace the toxic chemicals commonly used in unhairing of hides