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

Call for TUM DeSal Challenge

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

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

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

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

ChemistryViews Video Contest
Call for Submissions to the ChemistryViews Video Competition: 3 min video on Chemistry in Everyday Life

Angewandte Chemie 3/2011 – Natural Inspiration
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Atmosphere Less Sensitive to Pollutants?
Earth's atmosphere seems less sensitive to pollutants than previously thought: concentration of pollutant-degrading hydroxyl radicals remains stable worldwide

Experience New On-Screen Journal Browsing
Selected Wiley-VCH chemistry journals now available for browsing on screen

Thirdhand Smoke — Big Health Hazard
Nicotine interacts with ozone, in indoor air, to form potentially toxic pollutants on surfaces like cellulose, cotton, and paper