85 % think that a curios person is more likely to bring an idea to life at work according to a study from Merck

First International Curiosity Study

Genetic Factors Improving Wheat Yields
Bayer and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences collaborate to improve wheat yields

Calcium against the Aromatic Cycle
Catalyst ZSM-5 turned into a super-catalyst to fight coking – the evil of the methanol-to-olefins (MTO) process

Recharging on Stable, Amorphous Silicon
Lithium ion batteries may benefit from porous amorphous silicon anodes

Remote Control of Gene Editing with Light
CRISPR/Cas9 activity can be activated by photocleavage of a protector oligonucleotide

New Wacker R&D Center in Ann Arbour
Wacker is expanding its research facilities for silicones in the US

Stretchy Graphene Electrodes
Fresnel lens-patterned electrode is transparent and stretchable in all directions

3D-Printed Porous Ceramics
Hierarchical porous ceramics with remarkable mechanical strength

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 – Final Voting Results
Final results of the predictions for the next Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Behind the Science: Photoelectrochemical Cells for Water Splitting
Novel approach to achieving overall water splitting instead of only hydrogen generation