Much of sunlight’s energy is wasted as it lies in the near-infrared (NIR) region. New, stable NIR dyes collect and use this energy
Near-IR Dyes for Solar Cells
Real-Time Tracking of Oil Spills
Biosensor that uses antibodies detects marine pollutants and can provide real-time monitoring of oil spills to guide their clean-up
Angewandte Chemie 20/2011: Fireworks
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Low-Cost H2 Producing Catalyst
Cheap, abundant alternative to expensive platinum catalysts coupled with light-absorbing electrodes splits water for H2 fuel
Wonderlab Comic — Goggles
Everything is back-to-front when an accident in Wonderlab turns Sophie into the safety monitor
Women in Chemistry — Interview with Maria Gavrilescu
Maria Gavrilescu is professor at the Gheorghe Asachi Technical Universiry, Iasi, Romania, and author of highly cited review articles
DFG Establishes 13 New Priority Programmes
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschft (DFG) establishes priority programmes leveraging scientific expertise in Germany and further afield
Fermenting Green
Genetically modified cyanobacteria convert membrane lipids into fatty acids for economical and environmentally sustainable biofuel
Most Accessed Articles: March 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2011
Activated Methane: Greenhouse Gas Turns to Feedstock
The successful generation of bare [CuO]+ has revealed the final piece of the puzzle about the activation of methane