Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time

University World Ranking 2012

Industrial Production of Biodiesel
The conceptual optimal design for the production of biodiesel using bioethanol within the context of a biorefinery is investigated

New Sol–Gel Technique for the Synthesis of MoxTi Catalysts
Selective transesterification of diethyl oxalate with phenol to diphenyl oxalate in the liquid phase over efficient solid-acid sol–gel catalysts

Climatic Change Causes Bacteria Outbreak
Empirical evidence that anthropogenic climate change increases the emergence of disease through its impact on resident bacterial communities

Border Between Ionic Liquids and Electrolyte Solutions
Professor Masayoshi Watanabe, Yokohama National University, Japan, on protic and solvate ionic liquids and their promising applications

Social Media in Sciences – Interview with R. Luque, Universidad de Cordoba
Rafael Luque, Universidad de Cordoba, Spain, shares his experiences and benefits of using social media in sciences

Dual Role for CO2
Carbon dioxide acts as both reactant and extractive phase in the continuous hydrogenation of CO2 to pure formic acid

So Much Fun with Chemistry: Vote & Submit Chemistry Jokes
Vote how much you like a joke and submit your own; it will be added to the form and the best one will win a prize

Angewandte Chemie 32/2012: Networking
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

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