Self-healing concrete could make safer structures, reduce repair costs, and cut down on greenhouse gases
Concrete Cracks Fix Themselves
First Study of Microplastics in Rivers
Rhine among the most microplastics polluted rivers
Formylation with Carbon Dioxide
Aromatic aldehydes by formylation of aryl bromides with carbon dioxide
Vertical Farming
Research project aims to enable multi-level cultivation of plants in large cities
Debittering Olive Oil
The bitter taste of native olive oil is reduced by a liquid-liquid extraction of phenols
Nickel Complexes for Reversible Carbon Capture
Azacryptand complex enables fast and selective carbon dioxide binding from air
Solvation Science: A New Interdisciplinary Field
Teaming up to understand solvation phenomena
Total Synthesis of (+)-Steenkrotin A
First enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-steenkrotin A in 18 steps and 4.2 % overall yield
Cultured Cells as Alternative to Animal Testing
BASF and Sumitomo Chemicals collaborate to establish fully functional cultured cells as alternative to animal testing
NHC-Catalyzed C–H Activation of Carbonyls
Lewis base character less important than previously thought