The new phenomenon of chemical adaptability is demonstrated for giant wheel-shaped molybdenum oxides
Chemical Adaptability
50 Years of Organikum – Amazing Impact of a Practical Course Book
With over 400,000 copies, the book has strongly affected the basic university education in organic chemistry
Nicholas Turro (1938 – 2012)
Professor Nicholas J. Turro, Columbia University, USA, has passed away
Micro Fuel Cell of Bulk Metallic Glass
A bulk metallic glass micro fuel cell displays advantages over traditional micro fuel cell designs in terms of performance and fabrication
145 Years of Dynamite
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel after an accident at a nitroglycerin factory killed his brother; answer to Guess the Chemist (11)
Understanding (Non)-Switching on Surfaces
Loss of bistability is the main reason why azobenzene cannot be switched between conformations when adsorbed on a surface
A Humdinger of a Staudinger
Formation of amides from carboxylic acids and azides can be promoted by a chlorophosphite reagent
Dual Recognition Processes of Diazaperopyrenium
The diazaperopyrenium cation can undergo both heterophilic and homophilic recognition processes
First Photosynthetic Organism That Digests Cellulose
When grown under CO2-limiting conditions, a green microalga metabolizes cellulose in addition to doing photosynthesis
Soldier Beetles Teach Polyacetylenic Fatty Acid Synthesis
By discovering how insects synthesize polyacetylenic fatty acids, scientists found a new way to produce these promising therapeutic compunds