European chemical industry forecasts 1 % growth for 2016
Forecast of European Chemical Production
Angewandte Chemie 2/2016: Power Up
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Investment in High-Performance Compounds
LANXESS doubles high-performance plastics production capacity in North America; investment of around USD 15 million
New State of Hydrogen
High-pressure experiment produced the first precursor of a metallic atomic hydrogen-state
Chemistry Goes Viral
Using chemical techniques on viruses leads to advanced drug delivery systems
Risky Chromium Therapy
Evidence for carcinogenic Cr(VI) compounds in Cr(III)-treated living cells; Cr(III) supplements may alter cancer risk
Solar Thermal Fuels for Heat Release Applications
For the first time a macroscopic energy release is demonstrated for solid-state solar thermal fuels
Lothar Jaenicke (1923 – 2015)
The German biochemist Lothar Jaenicke passed away on December 29th
Writing With a Bubble Pen
Bubble-pen nanolithography produces precise patterns of nanoparticles on a plasmonic substrate
Most Active Nanozyme
Highest nanozyme oxidase activity reported for a remarkable MnFe2O4 nanooctahedron morphology