Silicon nanowires can be doped with surprisingly high amounts of aluminium during their growth

Catalyst Atoms in Nanowires

Werner Prize for C. Nevado and C. Mazet
Cristina Nevado, Zurich, and Clément Mazet, Genève, have been awarded the Werner Prize of the Swiss Chemical Society

Salted Catalysts for Chemical Energy Storage
Basic alkali–metal salts improve a catalyst for steam reforming of methanol

Hydrodesulfurization of Thiophene
The conversion of thiophene into butane is greatly improved on few layers of MoS2

What is the InChI Code?
This video introduces the InChI standard - the International Chemical Identifier - to represent chemical structures

Dendritic Hydrogenation Catalysts
Iridium centers coordinated by phosphinooxazoline denrimers enantioselectively hydrogenate benzodiazepines

Tenure Track: The Royal Road to Professorship?
Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Technical University Munich, Germany, explains how his institution is preparing to attract the best talent

Photocatalytic Oxygenation of Benzene to Phenol
2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) acts as efficient photocatalyst for the one-step oxygenation of benzene to phenol under visible-light irradiation

Straight to the Mesopore: Special Issue on Functional Porous Materials
Functionalized porous materials, an exciting expanse of catalytic materials have tremendous catalytic potential

An Olive Branch for Lignin: Pass the Hydrogen
The microwave-assisted depolymerization of lignin to bio-oil from olive tree waste is achieved in hydrogen-donating solvents