Biotech crops reached 175 million hectares in 2013, the 18th year of commercialization of biotech crops

Plant Biotech Trends 2013

European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EU BC&E)
Progress in research and technological development of conversion processes for biofuel, bioenergy, and other applications

Carlos F. Barbas III (1964 – 2014)
Professor Carlos F. Barbas III, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), USA, passed away last Tuesday

Follow Your Nose
Odor code for food is based on a few volatile substances

Catalyzing Hydrogen Batteries
Carbon dioxide hydrogenation catalysts are paving the way to chemical hydrogen storage for fuel cells

Drug Sensing by a Synthetic Receptor
Nanomechanical detection of methamphetamines and designer drugs

Battery up Your Sleeve
Elastic wire-shaped lithium ion batteries with high electrochemical performance

A Catalyst Worthy of a Samurai
New nickel catalyst to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction between carbonyl compounds and phenole derivatives

Go With the Flow
Flow-through peptide synthesis and cell-based assays on Teflon-coated paper

Carbon-Based Electronics in Sight?
Triazine-based, graphitic carbon nitride as novel two-dimensional semiconductor