H. Mandery, Cefic Director General, recommends that Europe should advance exploration of shale gas in order to stay competitive

Competitiveness & Shale Gas

Micromotors for Wastewater Treatment
Swimming microengines remove organic pollutants from wastewater

From Dark to Light: Fluorescent Detection of Hg2+
Simple strategy to change the emission behaviour of luminogenic materials can detect toxic heavy-metal ions

What Matters?
Alois Fürstner discusses how public perception of chemistry and lack of financial resources threaten basic research

Eggshell Improves Li-S Battery
A recycled natural eggshell membrane is a promising porous cathode substrate for improving the performance of Li-S batteries

Dark Side of Geothermal Energy Production
Impacts of geothermal energy production on microbial communities

Aerosols and Climate Research Cluster
EUR 36 million for research cluster to understand the role aerosols in the atmosphere play in climate change

Total Amyris BioSolutions B.V.
Amyris and Total form joint venture for renewable diesel and jet fuel

Love in the Laboratory
Germany's first science soap, which is full of intrigue, romance, and insights into the science scene, can be watched on the internet

Chemical Poems: Hydrogen
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table