High performance lithium ion capacitors (LICs) constructed from urea-treated grapheme as cathode and prelithiated graphite as anode

Optimum material parameters providing high efficiencies close to the detailed balance limit determined for intermediate band solar cells

R. Zellner, Germany, was awarded the VCI-Fonds literary prize for his book on the chemistry of the atmosphere, climate, and clouds

The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste

Cellulose is effectively converted into methanol, propylene, and ethylene glycol over Cu-based catalysts

Bacterial photosynthetic reaction center harvests more light thanks to tailored organic antenna

Nanosheets of boron carbon nitride have large capacity for lithium ions and could be used as "green" electrodes in rechargeable batteries

Compound modeled on active site of oxidizing enzymes could underpin new catalysts for the conversion of methane

Mexican researchers have developed a system to fertilize plants using phosphite instead of orthophosphate

Addition of zwitterions to ionic liquids allows them to be loaded up with water allowing dissolution of biological molecules without degradation