Biocatalysis offers many advantages to chemical synthesis, but what are the challenges facing the biocatalysis community?

Biocatalysis Special Issue

Organic Materials Could Save Your Life – ChemistryViews.org IYC Video Competition
Organic materials can be tailored to the required properties for new applications such as efficient and non-toxic lighting, or low cost solar cells

Full to the Brim with Hydrogen
Porous form of magnesium borohydride can store hydrogen in two ways: chemically bound and physically adsorbed

Angewandte Chemie 41/2011: Surprising Ions
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

New Catalyst for Hydrogen Production
Mild but very efficient: new catalytic process extracts hydrogen from bioalcohols

Reverse Engineering Organic Solar Cells
Chemists have studied 9000 copolymer materials to calculate the optimal polymer for making organic photovoltaic solar cells

Angewandte Chemie 40/2011: Tying the Knot
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

UNESCO's Patronage For Book
UNESCO granted its patronage to the book The Chemical Element

Selective Oxidation of ᴅ-Galactose over Gold Catalysts
Gold nanoparticles shown to convert specialty sugar into renewable feedstock for fine chemicals

Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
Polymers with tailored electronic structure for high capacity lithium battery electrodes