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Chemistry Advent Calendar 2016

Recovering Metals from Batteries
Leaching lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese from spent batteries with L-tartaric acid

Nanocomposite Turns Movement into Energy
Stretchable porous carbon nanotube-elastomer hybrid could power wearable electronics

Science Award Electrochemistry for W. Chueh
Dr. William Chueh from Stanford University, California, USA, honored by BASF and Volkswagen

Metal-Free Electrocatalyst
Bifunctional carbon nanotube-boron nitride (CNT-BN) nanocomposite shows great potential as an electrocatalyst

New DLR Institutes
German Federal Government approves funding for additional German Aerospace Center (DLR) institutes

Carbonized Cotton as Battery Material
Lithium-sulfur batteries with exceptional electrochemical properties prepared using a carbon-cotton cathode

Most Accessed Articles: October 2016
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

2016 R&D 100 Award
Known as the "Oscars of Innovation," the award recognizes the year’s most significant technology advances

Salty Batteries
Sodium-oxygen batteries with improved cycle life due to highly concentrated electrolytes