European chemical industry forecasts 1 % growth for 2016

Forecast of European Chemical Production

Angewandte Chemie 2/2016: Power Up
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Investment in High-Performance Compounds
LANXESS doubles high-performance plastics production capacity in North America; investment of around USD 15 million

New State of Hydrogen
High-pressure experiment produced the first precursor of a metallic atomic hydrogen-state

Chemistry Goes Viral
Using chemical techniques on viruses leads to advanced drug delivery systems

Solar Thermal Fuels for Heat Release Applications
For the first time a macroscopic energy release is demonstrated for solid-state solar thermal fuels

Writing With a Bubble Pen
Bubble-pen nanolithography produces precise patterns of nanoparticles on a plasmonic substrate

Most Active Nanozyme
Highest nanozyme oxidase activity reported for a remarkable MnFe2O4 nanooctahedron morphology

Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 Added
The periodic table of the chemical elements is growing by four elements

Tiny Tubes Do Speedy Cleanup
Micromotor device cleans up wastewater pollutants by using them for fuel