Cefic Calls for Streamlined R&I Funding
The EU must simplify its fragmented Research & Innovation (R&I) funding system to support the chemical industry's transition and ensure global competitiveness
Skincare That Makes Your Skin Glow Like You’re in Love
Clariant's cosmetic ingredient aims to activate oxytocin receptors, mimicking the skin benefits of being in love
2025 Wolf Prize in Chemistry Announced
Helmut Schwarz, TU Berlin, Germany, honored
Carboranyl Carbophosphinocarbene: Synthesis, Electronic Properties, Reactivity
An ortho-carboranyl carbophosphinocarbene (CPC) has been synthesized, showing strong electron-donating ability and unique reactivity
LyondellBasell, Covestro Close Netherlands Propylene Oxide/Styrene Monomers (POSM) Plant
LyondellBasell and Covestro will permanently close the POSM unit at Maasvlakte due to profitability challenges, with shutdown and demolition planned by 2026
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes 2025
Germany's most prestigious research prize
Germany’s Largest Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer Begins Operation at BASF
BASF launched Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany to produce zero-carbon hydrogen
How to Find the Most Important Research Amid the Growing Number of Publications?
The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and Wiley-VCH launch Angewandte Chemie Novit, a highly-selective journal with a unique selection process to give the best research extra visibility
Digital Taste: Taste Joins Virtual and Augmented Reality
In addition to visual and auditory virtual encounters, the sense of taste can now also be integrated into the virtual environment, adding a chemical dimension to AR/VR technology
A Smarter, More Collaborative Future for InChI
The International Chemical Identifier (InChI), the standard for naming chemical compounds, covers more compounds and embraces open collaboration
Cigarette Waste promotes Spread of Resistant Germs
Effect of toxic compounds from cigarette smoke, ashes, and filters on the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in human lung and environmental microbiomes
Microplastics in Medicine
Infusion fluids may introduce thousands of plastic particles into patients' blood
German Chemical Industry Faces Another Tough Year
Quarterly report Q4/2024 of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)
Molecular Orientation of Water in Electrolysis: New Insights
Researchers observed water molecule orientation during electrolysis in real time
Why is Mars Red?
Ferrihydrite identified as the dominant iron oxide in Martian dust, challenging previous theories of the planet's history
Alwin Mittasch Prize 2025
Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, honored for outstanding work in catalysis research
Launch of a New Chemistry Europe Journal: ChemFoodChem
Chemistry Europe has launched a new journal, complementing its existing suite of 20 high-profile, peer-reviewed journals. ChemFoodChem is designed to combine chemistry and food science on a global...
Luminescent Ce(III) Complexes with Tunable Emissions
Dichalcogeno-imidodiphospinate ligands allow access to narrow emissions and new colors
Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Avian (H5N1) Influenza in Aerosols
Prototype bird flu sensor shows promise for noninvasive, real-time air monitoring