First synthetic metabolic pathway for the production of the platform chemical isobutyric acid

Renewable Production of Platform Chemical

Chemistry's Role in Regenerative Energy
R. Schlögl discusses the current energy mix of nuclear, fossil, and renewable energy carriers and shows the importance of chemistry

Detection of Crude Oil in Seawater
Proof of principle for on-field detection of crude oil using portable membrane inlet mass spectrometer (MIMS)

Strong Luminescence Exhibiting Quantum Dots
New generation of nanomaterials controls and directs the energy absorbed from light

Detection of Interstellar H2O2
First reported detection of hydrogen peroxide in the interstellar medium

Plant-based Ice Cream
Lupinesse - purely plant-based ice cream, free of lactose and cholesterol, with valuable lupin protein available in Germany

Catalytic Oxidation of Silanes by Nonotubes
First nanotube-based catalytic system for silane oxidation reported

Understanding Spraying Nozzles
Numerical simulation of different kinds of spraying nozzles — first step to improve spray correlations, especially for non-Newtonian liquids

Cancer Treatment with Gold Nanoparticles
Smart nanoparticles can disrupt the blood supply to cancerous tumors

Sexy Moth
The female sex pheromone of a moth whose caterpillars infest date trees, Batrachedra amydraula, has been identified by Swedish and Israeli scientists