Top 10 most important technologies that will impact on the state of the world in the near future

The 2012 Top 10 Emerging Technologies

Alfred Oberholz (1952 – 2012)
Alfred Oberholz, former Chairman of DECHEMA and Member of the Board of Evonik AG, has passed away

Africa's Renewable Energies Potential
Current energy consumption in Africa and potential of renewable energy sources and their cost efficiency and environmental sustainability

Angewandte Chemie 7/2012: Providing a Sense of Orientation
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Capturing More Energy From The Sun
A novel type of solar cell could harvest energy from the sun much more efficiently than traditional designs

Largest PEM Fuel Cell
Solvay has successfully commissioned the largest PEM fuel cell in the world at SolVin's Antwerp plant

Solar Cooling Technologies
Overview on development and progress in solar cooling technologies with sorption systems

New Synthetic Strategy for Layered Materials
New method for making nanosheets for next-generation Li-ion batteries could be extended to other layered materials

Novel Cell Designs for More Efficient Solar Cells
High performance solar cell with an efficiency beyond 20 % – significant increase relative to conventional solar cell technologies

How Do Fuel Cells Work?
Fuel cells directly convert the energy of a chemical reaction between the fuel and an oxidant into electrical energy