ECHA has expanded their web section "Chemicals in our Life" and launched a facebook account to reach the general public

Awareness-Rising on Safe Use of Chemicals

Polyperfluoroalkylation of Naphthalene
Efficient synthesis of highly perfluoroalkylated naphthalene compounds with unprecedented substitution patterns

Dual-Responsive Nanoparticles Against Inflammation
Nanoparticles responsive to reactive oxygen species and low pH deliver therapeutics directly to sites of inflammation

New Novo Nordisk Purification Pilot Plant
Novo Nordisk invests in new purification pilot plant in Bagsværd, Denmark

EROS Best Reagent Award 2014
Corey R. J. Stephenson, USA, has been honored for his research into ruthenium(II) tris(2,2′-bipyridine-κN1, κN1′)-, (OC-6-11)-

2013 Trends in Chemistry
An overview of the latest trend reports published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, the GDCh magazine

Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
Michael Reth receives one of the most prestigious international prizes awarded in Germany in the field of medicine

First Examples of P–Chalcogen–B Phenalenes
First stable 1-phospha-2-boraacenaphthene synthesized and fully characterized

Ranking of EU Renewables Use
Sweden, Latvia, and Finland have highest proportion of their total energy consumption coming from renewable sources in EU

BASF and Top Asian Universities Cooperate
Together with leading universities and institutes in China, Japan, and South Korea, BASF established a joint research network