Peter Vollhardt on exciting chemistry, why he's no longer allowed in the lab, and quality versus quantity

Recent developments in the biotechnological production of hydrocarbons are paving the way for bio-based platform chemicals

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Europe-wide survey among employers shows that for graduate recruitment soft skills are as valued as sector-specific and computer skills

Bayer opens emissions-neutral office building in India; energy consumption around 50 % of comparable buildings

Providing water for the world: Competition to supply drinking water by desalination without using fossil energy, at low cost, with minimum effort

New catalytic approach to activating hydrocarbons that works at low temperatures developed by researchers in the UK and US

EuCheMS invites candidates for the position of General Secretary in its Brussels office. Closing date 6 February

The Wiley-CST Award for Outstanding Publication was awarded to P. Rashatasakhon and T. Buajarern at PACCON 2011

U.S. and Chinese partners will work in the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center to develop and test clean coal technologies