Turning a waste product from the paper industry into a valuable chemical feedstock

Behind the Science: Sustainable Chemical Building Blocks from Lignin

TUM DeSal Challenge 2016 – First Experiences
Student competition on seawater desalination

Guess the Chemist (53)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Chemistry Drives Innovation
Entrepreneurship in chemical training and importance of start-ups for innovation

The Saccharin Saga – Part 7
Acesulfame-K – another successful sweetening agent

Ph.D. Career Opportunities
Interview with Dr. Vincent Mignotte, Executive Director of an organization that helps enhance the career development of Ph.D.s

Antimicrobial Alloys
Copper alloys are being investigated for antibacterial applications

Sir Harold Walter Kroto (1939 – 2016)
Chemistry Nobel Laureate and co-discoverer of fullerenes passed away

Walter Kohn (1923 – 2016)
Professor Walter Kohn, 1998 Chemistry Nobel laureate, passed away

Beyond the Rainbow Colors
Semiconducting ternary nanocrystals expand the range of accessible light energy of solar cells