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From Science Fiction to Innovation
SnS Nanoplatelets for Solar Cells
Newly synthesized well-calibrated square SnS nanoplatelets could substitute toxic CdS as buffer material in thin film solar cells
Angewandte Chemie 33/2015: A Long and Rich History
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Photocatalytic Synthesis of Oxindoles
Visible-light photoredox catalysis yields sulfonated oxindoles from aryl acrylamides and aryl sulfinic acids
Reviewer Recognition
ChemPubSoc Europe, the Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES), and Wiley-VCH say thank you to referees
Expanding Catalysis with Ship-in-a-Bottle Nanoreactors
Yolk-shell nanoreactors with nanometer-thin porous polymer shells
New Material: 2D Stanene
Atom thick layer of stanene fabricated; unusually electronic phenomena theoretically predicted
Enhanced Materials for Organic Photovoltaics
Merck and Nano-C join to develop highly stable, easy to process, cost effective fullerene derivatives for organic photovoltaics (OPV)
Desulfurization Gives Value-Added Products
New method for hydrogen sulfide removal with sodium naphthalenide yields useful products
What's That Smell?
Trained sniffers create a library of odor thresholds and descriptions for food odors and pheromones