Compound modeled on active site of oxidizing enzymes could underpin new catalysts for the conversion of methane
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Enzyme Mimic Oxidizes Methane
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Achim Müller Receives €1.2 Million Grant
Achim Müller, University of Bielefeld, Germany, has received the highest scientific award of the European Union
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Young Chemists at EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Prague
Not only renowned scientists, but a lot of young chemists from different countries gave talks at the EuCheMS Congress in Prague
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Scratching the Surface of Gold Nanocatalysts
In situ aberration-corrected electron microscopy aids the investigation of deactivation of catalytic gold nanoparticles
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An Aqueous Solution
Addition of zwitterions to ionic liquids allows them to be loaded up with water allowing dissolution of biological molecules without degradation
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Etching Acids for Silicon Surfaces
Scientists analyzed how the composition of etching solutions determines the texture of silicon surfaces
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Heinrich Roessler Award for H. W. Roesky
Herbert Roesky has been awarded the Heinrich Roessler Prize of the GDCh for his outstanding contribution to teaching
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Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Final Voting Results Wednesday 10 October
Final summary of results for ChemistryViews readers likely and unlikely, serious and whimsical suggestions for Nobel Prize winners
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Far Too Sensitive Explosives
Scientists prepared a highly energetic cation by amination of a tetrazole derivative
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University World Ranking 2012 by TimesHE
The Times Higher Education University Ranking places Caltech in the top spot with the Univeristy of Oxford and Stanford joint second