Germany's most prestigious research prize awarded

Leibniz Prize 2015

Uranium Recovery from Water
Easy and fast separation and encapsulation of low-level uranium from water

Horst Pracejus Prize 2015
F. Dean Toste, University of California, Berkeley, USA, honored

2015 Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize
Kallol Ray, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany, honored

ADUC Prizes 2014
Tanja Gaich, Viktoria H. Däschlein-Geßner, and Michael Sommer honored

Catalytic C–H Activation of Indoles and Pyrroles
Ru-catalyzed arylation of indoles and pyrroles opens new route to synthetic motif that allows further functionalization

Speed-Dating Rock Samples
A laser ablation resonance ionization mass spectrometer that is able to date rocks in situ

New Path to Alginate Aerogel
One-pot process uses high-pressure carbon dioxide to produce alginate aerogels

Finding the Achilles Heel of Cancer Cells
Large-scale systematic analysis of potential anti-cancer drug targets may pave the way for a breakthrough in cancer treatment

75th Anniversary: Discovery of Carbon 14
Enabling breakthroughs in biochemistry and archaeology