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

Catalyst Atoms in Nanowires

From Brimstone to Feedstock
The elemental sulfur byproduct of petroleum desulfurization could be a new feedstock material for copolymers in lithium-sulfur batteries

More Power for US Industry
Discussion on new bill bringing changes to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Allergic to Animal Tests?
BASF and Promega develop an alternative method to identify allergenic substances

New Alkoxylation Facility in Singapore
Solvay announces project to build large-scale alkoxylation facility in Singapore to start operations by 2015

Arsenic in Beer
Arsenic is released into beer from kieselguhr, a widely used filtering material

Impact of Global University Rankings
Number of international university rankings is growing and their influence on universities and public policy is increasing

Multifunctional Nanofibers
Novel preparation of nanofibers with TiO2 provides promise for various applications

Ammonia Technology Alliance
KBR and Yokogawa establish an ammonia technology alliance

Self-Propelled Capsules for Cleaning Oil Spills
Self-propelled capsules for active cleaning of oil spills are prepared and evaluated