Helmut Schwarz and Daniela Kneißl outline the requirements for excellent fundamental research
Fundamental Research Needs Excellent Scientists and its Own Space
Hard Working Editors
Electroanalysis editors Joseph Wang and José M. Pingarrón used the late-night hours to finalize the strategic planning for 2012
Selfcleaning Glass
Spherical nanostructure might make cleaning of eyeglasses and windscreenes a thing of the past
Getting “The Knowledge” Changes Brain Structure
London taxi drivers demonstrate that learning in adult life drives structural brain changes in the hippocampus
Multifaceted Magnetite Promising for Batteries
Magnetite nanocrystals with multiple facets show potential as lithium ion battery anode material with high storage capacity
50 Years of the Karl Winnacker Institute
The Karl Winnacker Institute of the DECHEMA celebrates its 50th anniversary
Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry 2011
David Chen, Seoul National University, South Korea, and David Spiegel, Yale University, USA, awarded
Total Synthesis of Indolizidine (+)-223A
Simple procedure providing easy access to alkaloid 223A in sufficient quantities from readily accessible compounds
No Crisis Mood for Chemistry
The VCI expects further chemical industry growth in 2012 – at much lower speed – for Germany
BASF Opens Office in Africa
New office for East Africa and Sub-Sahara in Nairobi, Kenya, is expected to more than double sales in Africa by 2020