Emissions of macro- and microplastics in Switzerland calculated

How Much Plastics Ends Up in the Environment Every Year?

Bioplastics as a Feed Additive
Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) can be used to feed fishes and piglets

EU Wide Bisphenol A Ban Expected
Bisphenol A is toxic and a substance of very high concern, the European Court of Justice ruled

Detection of Lead Ions via Smartphone
Visual analysis of lead ions in water samples

Diesel or Electric Car?
Climate effects of electric cars over their entire life cycle compared with greenhouse gas emissions from petrol and diesel vehicles

Improvement of REACH Registration Dossiers
Critics demand improved quality of registration dossiers for the EU's regulation of chemicals; industry offers voluntary action plan

Behind the Science: How to Store Hydrogen
Cordula Buse talked to Karsten Müller, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, about the state of hydrogen storage technologies

Detecting Harmful Gases with Nanodiamonds
Phosphine-functionalized diamantanes for sensing air pollutants

Improved Hematite Photoelectrodes for Water Splitting
Nanostructured collector combined with ultrathin absorber layer

Future of European Chemical Industry
The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) started a dialogue about the European way, circular models, and being at the forefront of new technologies