Diblock copolymers that self assemble into rope-like helices developed with good control over length and internal structure

Self Assembly of Nanoscale Ropes

What's New On CHEManager Europe
Highlights from this month's CHEManager Europe

Women Chemists
What is the reason for the scarcity of top-flight women chemists in academia?

Chemical Approach to Graphene Nanoribbons
Bottom-up synthesis of conjugated graphene nanoribbons up to 40 nm with defined structures has been developed

Single Molecule Imaging of Hotspots
Electromagnetic hotspots on optically lit metallic surfaces shown to be highly localized by Brownian Emitter Adsorption Super-resolution Technique (BEAST)

Converting Wasted Heat Into Electricity
Nanostructured material exhibits high thermoelectric figure of merit that is expected to convert 14 % of heat waste to electricity

Call for TUM DeSal Challenge
Providing water for the world: Competition to supply drinking water by desalination without using fossil energy, at low cost, with minimum effort

More Money For Chemistry
The German chemical industry association (VCI) increaded its scholarship program by 1.75 million EUR

Cool Gold Hydrocarbon Activation
New catalytic approach to activating hydrocarbons that works at low temperatures developed by researchers in the UK and US

Antioxidants Reduce Female Fertility
Indispensible role of reactive oxygen species shows why antioxidants decrease fertility in women