Biosorption of palladium from water turns industrial waste directly into C–C bond forming catalysts

Pallada-Bacteria

Awarded: R. Schlögl and J. Lehmann
DECHEMA Plaque awarded to Robert Schlögl, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, and Jürgen Lehmann, University of Bielefeld

Transformers For CERN
ABB will supply high-efficiency transformers to CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Intellectual Drought
Exposure to manganese at levels common in groundwater associated with intellectual impairment in children

Bursting Cancer’s Bubble
Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort

New Air Products Director
Air Products board elects Chadwick C. (Chad) Deaton new director

Infinite Conducting Molecular Wires
First polymeric tetracarboxylato Rh derivatives presented are suitable as molecular wires

Disobedient Ceramics
Ceramic materials that disobey Ohm's law of electrical resistance could help explain why certain circuits degrade

A Little Toxic
The toxicity of nanomaterials is in its infancy despite a huge amount of research into nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene

Formate Food
Formate metabolism should not give sufficient energy for cell growth, but Thermococcus onnurineus strains have found a way around that