Solvay, Belgium, and Tianjin Soda Ash Plant, China, set up a joint production plant in China

Joint Production Soda Ash Plant in China

More Stable Nanocomposites for Solar Cells
Improved long-term stabilty of solar cells possible with nanoparticle coating that prevents aggregation in nanocomposites

Angewandte Chemie 24/2011: Rapid Acquisition Yet High Quality
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Making Plastic From Coffee
Renewable starting materials based on quinic acid from coffee beans can be used to synthesize polycarbonates

Chemistry of a Hangover — Alcohol and its Consequences Part 2
How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery? Klaus Roth looks at how ethanol is metabolized

Wonderlab Comic — Alcohol Lamp
It's Gin-Jo's birthday in the Wonderlab and Sophie has arranged a little surprise

Ionic Radii of the Elements
Ionic radii vary with coordination number, spin state, and other parameters but periodic trends can be recognized

Women in Chemistry — Interview with Polly Arnold
Polly Arnold, University of Edinburgh, UK, already was identified as a rising star when presented a prize by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

Angewandte Author Profiles June
José L. Alonso, Jin-Quan Yu, Guy Bertrand, and Kenichiro Itami, are interviewed this month

Antireflection Coatings
Hierarchically mesostructured silica nanoparticles act as superhydrophilic and Vis/NIR antireflection coatings