Helmut Schwarz, TU Berlin, Germany, honored

2025 Wolf Prize in Chemistry Announced

Carboranyl Carbophosphinocarbene: Synthesis, Electronic Properties, Reactivity
An ortho-carboranyl carbophosphinocarbene (CPC) has been synthesized, showing strong electron-donating ability and unique reactivity

LyondellBasell, Covestro Close Netherlands Propylene Oxide/Styrene Monomers (POSM) Plant
LyondellBasell and Covestro will permanently close the POSM unit at Maasvlakte due to profitability challenges, with shutdown and demolition planned by 2026

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes 2025
Germany's most prestigious research prize

Germany’s Largest Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer Begins Operation at BASF
BASF launched Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany to produce zero-carbon hydrogen

How to Find the Most Important Research Amid the Growing Number of Publications?
The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and Wiley-VCH launch Angewandte Chemie Novit, a highly-selective journal with a unique selection process to give the best research extra visibility

Digital Taste: Taste Joins Virtual and Augmented Reality
In addition to visual and auditory virtual encounters, the sense of taste can now also be integrated into the virtual environment, adding a chemical dimension to AR/VR technology

A Smarter, More Collaborative Future for InChI
The International Chemical Identifier (InChI), the standard for naming chemical compounds, covers more compounds and embraces open collaboration

Cigarette Waste promotes Spread of Resistant Germs
Effect of toxic compounds from cigarette smoke, ashes, and filters on the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in human lung and environmental microbiomes

Microplastics in Medicine
Infusion fluids may introduce thousands of plastic particles into patients' blood