Alois Fürstner discusses how public perception of chemistry and lack of financial resources threaten basic research

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Long Live Li-Ion Batteries!
Mechanical degradation of Li-ion batteries reduced by using Fe3O4 nanoparticle anodes with a continuous and flexible carbon shell

Eggshell Improves Li-S Battery
A recycled natural eggshell membrane is a promising porous cathode substrate for improving the performance of Li-S batteries

100th Anniversary: Bergius Process
The Process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons was developed by F. Bergius in 1913; answer to Guess the Chemist (24)

Dark Side of Geothermal Energy Production
Impacts of geothermal energy production on microbial communities

High Molecular Weight Cyclic Polymers
Synthesis of high molecular weight cyclic polymers from carbosiloxane monomers and N-heterocyclic carbenes

Photoswitching Ferrocene Complexes
Photochromic ferrocene-based complexes with ethynyl linkage show solvent-dependent differences in their photoswitching behavior

Enantioselective Reduction of Difluoromethyl Ketimines
α-Difluorinated amines obtained enantioselectively by using a benzothiazoline/phosphoric acid catalyst

Aerosols and Climate Research Cluster
EUR 36 million for research cluster to understand the role aerosols in the atmosphere play in climate change

Guinness Molecules: Identifying Lowest-Energy Structures
Martin A. Suhm, Germany, discusses the lowest-energy structure for a certain sum formula, or "Guinness molecule"