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

Top Ten Emerging Technologies in 2013

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?

Discuss Classification and Labelling of Substances
ECHA launches web-based discussion forum for C&L notifiers and REACH registrants of the same substance

Levels of Mercury in the Air Underestimated
Levels of reactive mercury forms in the air found to be higher than previously reported in the literature

Carbon Capture Project Launched
Air Products’ Phase One Carbon Capture Project Onstream in Texas

Chitin Nanowhisker Aerogels
Aerogels made by using a simple, benign process useful as thermal insulators, catalyst supports and for construction of biomedical materials

Novel Hydrothermal Approach to Nanoribbons
One-dimensional nanoribbons for photoreduction of CO2 have been grown on a stainless-steel mesh by a novel hydrothermal approach