Werner Weisweiler, Technische Hochschule (TH) Karlsruhe, Germany, celebrates his 75th birthday

75th Birthday: Werner Weisweiler

Most Accessed Articles: January 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2013

Pharmaceuticals in Water Make Fish Careless
Behavioral changes of perch because their brains have the same kind of target receptor as human brains for drug Oxazepam

Direct Multicomponent β-Fluoro(phenylsulfonyl)ethylamine Synthesis
Direct Mannich-type reaction for the facile synthesis of β-fluoro(phenylsulfonyl)ethylamines involving three components

Squeezing Out CO2
Post-combustion capture: metal-organic framework releases stored carbon dioxide in sunlight

Top Ten Emerging Technologies in 2013
The real challenge of the future lies in moving from a linear to a circular economy and re-introducing waste into the production chain

Polymer Poison Trap
A polymer endowed with metal-catecholate functional groups can absorb toxic chemicals from the air

Tomas Kåberger on Global Energy Industry
Professor T. Kåberger, Sweden, expert of science, economics, and politics of the global energy industry with broad experience in Europe and Asia

Low-cost Water Decolorization
Spent dye can be effectively removed from effluent by adsorption onto unwanted agricultural or industrial by-products

What is Shale Gas? How Does Fracking Work?
How does hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and horizontal drilling make natural gas trapped in shale rock formations financially feasible and accessible?