Falko Brinkmann organized the first Science Slam in Karlsruhe; here he talks about his inspiration and the event

When the fire alarm rings in the Wonderlab – who is the first to safety and who is the cause?

Anion exchange with natural cotton fibers coated in ZrO2 surface film promising for Cr(VI) removal from water

Battery uses difference in salinity between fresh- and seawater to produce electricity - novel type of electrochemical system

The freshwater content of the upper Arctic Ocean which has an impact on global ocean circulation has increased by about 20 % since the 1990s

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2011

Tiny crystalline flowers of titania can catalytically break down toxic azo dyes in wastewater

Minced banana peels could be used to treat water discharged from mining processes, farms, and industrial wastes

Discovery that algae can produce the industrial contaminant selenocyanate could have implications for water monitoring

Antibiotic contamination promotes resistance genes in bacteria and their transfer to human pathogens