Large wind farms slow down the wind and generate less electricity than previously thought

Less Energy from Wind

Angewandte Chemie 37/2015: Fine Control
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

KGF-SCS Industrial Science Awards 2015
Industrial chemists honored by the Contact Group for Research Matters (KGF) and the Swiss Chemical Society (SCS)

Hydrogen As Fuel
New method for producing hydrogen from diesel and biodiesel directly on site at conventional filling stations

Covestro: Formerly Bayer MaterialScience
Bayer MaterialScience is legally separated and officially renamed Covestro

Total Synthesis of (–)-Leucoridines A and C
Dimerization of (–)-dihydrovalparicine leads to (–)-leucoridines A and C

When Air Filters Aren’t Enough
Outdoor landscaping can cause particulate problems inside offices

Easy Detection of Nitrogen Oxide
Copper(II) bipyridine–BODIPY system enables sensitive NO detection in solution and gas phase

Osmium Under Record Pressure
Unchanged crystal structure and intriguing core electron interactions under extreme pressures

Fresenius Prize 2015
Renato Zenobi, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, receives analytical chemistry award