Ionic liquids can be used to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an example of green chemistry
The Forgotten Greenhouse Gas
Nuclear Meltdown
General facts on a nuclear meltdown
Hollywood Chemistry
And the Winner for the Most Accurate Science in a Movie or TV series goes to …
200th Birthday of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen did groundbreaking work in organic chemistry and spectrometry, but he's most famous for the Bunsen burner
Highest Reported Efficiency for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Efficient light-harvesting metal-free chromophore for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)
Priestley Medal Awarded
Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology, USA, awarded ACS's highest honor
Charles Lathrop Parson Award
Michael E. Strem, president of high purity chemicals maker Strem Chemicals, receives the ACS award for outstanding public service
Hydrogenases – Achievements and Expectations
Special issue of EurJIC looks at some of the recent advances and achievements in the field of hydrogenases research
Freeform Lens for 3D Microscope
Creating a 3D image of microscopic objects is possible with a freeform lens that sees from nine different angles at once
Polymers Taking the Strain
Synthetic material gets stronger from repeated stress much like bones after repeated workouts