Royal DSM completed the acquisition of Vitatene S.A.U., León, Spain, a producer of natural carotenoids

DSM Strengthens Its Nutrition Business

Angewandte Chemie 30/2011: Noble Chemistry
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Bioenergy and Water
Water use to grow and process biomass feedstocks for fuels has emerged as an important controversy

Printing Electronics
Antisolvent crystallization exploited to allow build single-crystal films for electronics applications using an inkjet printer

Supergelators With Unique Properties
Sugar-based supergelators can congeal oils to produce highly transparent gels with remarkable self-healing properties

Aspergillus Niger Helps Replace Petroleum
Optimization of cell factories like Aspergillus niger might help replace the chemical building blocks derived from petroleum

Liquid Proteins
Engineering of globular proteins has allowed to make solvent-free liquids comprising structurally and functionally intact biomolecules

Unpairing of DNA Probed
Local unpairing of DNA strands probed by binuclear ruthenium complexes

Little Tetrahedra
Cross-coupling reaction leads to a pyridine-based ligand with a rigid tetrahedral core in good yield — a geometry little explored to date

Upswing in German Chemical Industry
Germany's third largest industry achieves new record figures for 1st half 2011