New public consultation on thirteen potential Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) launched by ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2012

Only a limited number of studies examined the environmental impacts of small-scale wastewater treatment alternatives

Hugh Aldersey-Williams' book, Periodic Tales – A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, is reviewed by Matthias Driess

Largest molecular supertetrahedral Tn cluster known to date synthesized by using organic superbases

Biotechnologically relevant class of enzymes synthesized

Swedish clean tech company ClimaCheck partners with Canadian Renteknik Group to provide energy optimization solutions

Merck has announced that it is selling its electrolytes business for high-performance batteries to BASF

Bioethanol distillery wastewater treated by using thermophilic microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

DuPont and Yingli Green Energy enter a $100 million strategic agreement