Nanoalumina promotes the horizontal transfer of multiresistance genes mediated by plasmids across genera

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2012

First molecular level monitoring of carbohydrate conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquids

Sherwood Rowland, winner of the Nobel Prize for his work showing that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion, dies

DESERTEC Foundation and the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) sign memorandum of understanding

Manfred Scheer, Uwe Rosenthal, Shuit-Tong Lee, and Michael M. Haley are interviewed this month

Biosurfactants cellobiose and mannosylerythritol lipids are produced microbially based on sustainable resources such as sugar and plant oil

New material class of support material shows promising opportunities for enhanced durability electrocatalysts for fuel cells

To be able to use alternative fuels at a lower price, a variation of feedstock were gasified with a dual fluidized bed steam gasifier

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie