Production method for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) first patented 100 years ago by Friedrich Klatte; answer to Guess the Chemist (20)

100th Anniversary of the First PVC Patent

Angewandte Chemie 34/2013: Celebrating Liquid Crystals
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

ChemistryViews.org
Short overview on ChemistryViews.org

Water Contamination Through Shale Gas
Researchers from Texas sampled water wells in one of the largest drilling areas and analyzed them with analytical chemistry techniques

Microreactor Setup with Internal Recirculation
The Beckmann rearrangement can be performed in a truly continuous mode

3-D Printer Enters Photonics World
University of Eastern Finland and the Dutch LUXeXceL company cooperate to build the first 3-D printer for photonics manufacturing R&D

Larger Global Impact of Shale Gas
Increasing shale production in the US has larger impacts then an economic revival of the country or endangered water supply

Nanotechnology Solutions for Energy Challenges
Javier García-Martínez talks about how simply producing clean energy is not enough and the ways in which nanotechnology can help

Wonderlab – Hazardous Chemicals
The occupants of Wonderlab prepare for the annual safety check

How BASF Identifies New Areas of Business
Andreas Riehemann, Managing Director BASF New Business GmbH, talks about the work of his department and the most fascinating trends