Synchroton-based characterization techniques to illuminate properties of compound semiconductor thin-film solar cell absorbers reviewed

Semiconductor Tin-film Solar Cell Absorber

Enzymes for Manipulation of Algal Biomass
Biotechnologically relevant class of enzymes synthesized

About the Nonsense of Biofuels
How efficient is the production of biofuels from biomass and how should biomass be best utilized?

Bioethanol Manufacturing Wastewater
Bioethanol distillery wastewater treated by using thermophilic microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

Ending Energy Poverty: Chemistry's Contribution
Providing sustainable energy to world's the seven billion inhabitants is not a small task, but chemistry has a lot to offer says Javier Garcia Martinez

Largest Database of Self-classified Substances
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launches the 'Classification and Labelling Inventory' of chemicals on the EU market

Angewandte Chemie 8/2012: Hard and Soft
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The 2012 Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Top 10 most important technologies that will impact on the state of the world in the near future

Heterogeneous Catalysis Using MOFs
Incorporating highly active Pd nanoparticles in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) gives heterogeneous catalyst for Heck reactions

Breaking the Nicotinamide Habit
Combining chromate reductase with Rh catalyst gives simple route to reduced conjugated C=C bonds without the need for nicotinamide cofactor