In the quest to find an alternative to lithium-ion batteries, a highly disordered carbon material is produced that can accommodate sodium ions
Disordered Materials for Better Batteries
Most Accessed Articles: June 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for June 2013
Water Contamination Through Shale Gas
Researchers from Texas sampled water wells in one of the largest drilling areas and analyzed them with analytical chemistry techniques
Potentially Long-lasting Storage Facility for As5+
Incorporation of As5+ into the crystal structure of hematite – one of the most common iron oxides – investigated
Nanotechnology Solutions for Energy Challenges
Javier García-Martínez talks about how simply producing clean energy is not enough and the ways in which nanotechnology can help
The Audience Wants More: A Good Article Tells a Good Story
Bruce Lipshutz, University of California, talks about his amazement of what is possible and the big challenge of altering the current practice of organic chemistry
Wonderlab – Hazardous Chemicals
The occupants of Wonderlab prepare for the annual safety check
Atom-economical Amide Synthesis
Ruthenium-catalyzed redox-neutral and single-step amide synthesis from alcohol and nitrile with complete atom economy
How BASF Identifies New Areas of Business
Andreas Riehemann, Managing Director BASF New Business GmbH, talks about the work of his department and the most fascinating trends
Career: As A Chemist at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Derek Knight, Senior Scientific Advisor, talks about the fascination and challenges of his job and what makes regulatory sciences so exciting