Technique to make common disinfectant, TiO2, three times more effective is quick, simple, and cheap

Modifying Titania Disinfectants with Silica

Historic Contract for Korea
Samsung Engineering, first Korean contractor to enter US plant market, signed contract for chlor-alkali plant with Dow-Mitsui Chlor-Alkali LLC

Wonderlab Comic — Safety Policy
A new comic series by Sophie Lin: Sophie and her lab mate disagree over correct safety procedures in the lab

Damage-Tolerant Glass
Glass-like metal has the strength of glass and the toughness of metal, creating a fracture toughness comparable to steel

Heavy Water Depletion
Technique for straining out heavy water from a sample of drinking water has been devised by chemists in China

Syngas from Water, CO2 and Sunlight
Catalytic cycle based on ceria redox reactions thermochemically splits water and CO2 using a novel solar cavity-receiver reactor

Unitary Patent Protection in the EU
Commission opens the way for some Member States to move forward on a unitary patent

Uranium Cleans Up its Act
Water soluble bis(3-hydroxy-N-methylpyridin-2-one) ligands designed for extraction of uranyl cations

Woven Mesh Electrodes
Weaving metal and polymeric fibers creates a low cost, transparent electrode for flexible organic photovoltaic cells

Can Hydrogen Power the World?
A hydrogen economy is often proposed by media and scientists as the way out from fossil fuels. But is it an achievable goal?