New ligands for nuclear waste treatment selectively extract radiotoxic actinides and lessen the environmental impact of nuclear waste
Avoid the Fallout
Sand And Seeds Clean Water
Natural substance obtained from seeds could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in developing countries
Massive Destruction of Ozone Layer
Extraordinary cold temperatures in the winter of 2010/2011 auses the most massive destruction of the ozon layer above the Artic so far
Ritter Reactions in Flow
Ritter reactions are performed in a simple microreactor setup using tert-butylacetate as versatile carbocation source
Biomimetic Surfaces
Superhydrphobic graphene surfaces mimic the properties of butterfly wings and rose petals
Angewandte Chemie 4/2012: It's in the Genes
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Efficient Maize
Computer model predicts the ability of different maize lines to produce high-yield offspring
Anti-Malaria Drug Synthesised
Simple, inexpensive, continuous-flow synthesis of the to date most effective anti-malaria drug artemisinin
3D Covalent Organic Frameworks
Three dimensonal networks of covalent organic frameworks were functionalized to allow applications in e.g. catalysis
Hot Attraction in Bimetals
Highest Curie temperature for a cyano-bridged vanadium–niobium bimetal assembly reported