When landfill waste degrades and rain rinses the resulting products out, a black liquid and toxic leachate is formed
Landfill Leachate ̶ A Dangerous Liquid
Nanopores Identify Modified DNA Bases
New solid-state nanopore technique is sensitive enough to distinguish hydroxymethylcytosine from methylcytosine
Biphasic Biodiesel Production System
Oil/ionic liquid system overcomes problems of enzymatic biodiesel production, giving 98 % yields
New Route to Bleaching Agent
Production of chlorine dioxide for water treatment and paper bleaching achieved at ambient pressure and temperature
Royal DSM Divests DSM Elastomers
DSM completes their divestment program through sale of DSM Elastomers to LANXESS
J. M. Thomas Delivers Third Gerhard Ertl Lecture
Sir John Meurig Thomas, University of Cambridge, UK, has delivered the third annual Gerhard Ertl Lecture in Berlin, Germany
Continuous Flow Reactor for Coupling Reactions
Copper flow reactor removes need for additional reagents for Cu-based coupling reactions
More Soluble, Less Toxic Cellular Probes
Biocompatibility and water solubility of cellular probes have been improved with iridium complexes with carbohydrates attached
Atmospheric Chemistry Affects All
ChemPhysChem dedicates a special issue to three top contributors to atmospheric chemistry: P. Mirabel, G. Le Bras and R. Lesclaux
Molecule Cocktail Reprograms Cells
A cocktail of small molecules is able to convert fully differentiated skin cells back into stem cells