Professor Christoph Kratky, University of Graz, Austria, celebrates his 65th birthday
65th Birthday: Christoph Kratky
Energy Mix for Global Welfare
A. Jess, University Bayreuth, and colleagues analyse what the annual energy consumption needs to be
How Much Trans Fats Do You Eat?
Study of 339 German foods measures amount of trans fatty acids in common foods and identifies their source
Daisy-Chains and Hydrogels
Daisy-chain polymers form through self-complexation of pillar[5]arene derivative with a viologen side chain; as concentration rises, gel forms
Honorary Professor for Günther Weymans
Weymans, head of LANXESS's Technical Rubber Products business, awarded Professor h.c. by Qingdao University, China
Surfactant Catalysts
Surfactant containing the organocatalyst proline, forms nanomicelles spontaneously and catalyzes aldol reactions of substrates in water
Between The Graphene Sheets
Capacitance of electrochemically reduced graphene was dramatically increased by preventing the sheets from stacking
Largest US Compound Library
US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals for potential toxicity
Ionic Liquids Give Catalyst the Edge
Ionic liquids induce morphological changes in a heterogeneous catalyst and give it well-defined edges
New Route to Pyridines
New route to substituted pyridines offers flexibility and complete regiochemical control