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Wonderlab Comic — Conference
Wonderlab is hosting a conference and the attitude of each lab member turns out to be quite revealing
Interview with Frances H. Arnold — Design by Evolution
Caltech Professor Frances H. Arnold sees laboratory evolution designing biology as solution to human problems
Cheap Solar Heating
Cheap material that can store heat energy collected from the sun during the day that can be released slowly over night developed
ThyssenKrupp Uhde acquires Otto Corporation in Japan
ThyssenKrupp Otto, Tokyo, Japan, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary
Industrial R&D Investment
EU companies are lagging behind in R&D investment compared with their US and Asian competitors
Advance Towards New Biobased Performance Materials
Efficient, stereospecific synthesis of high purity isohexide diamines – high-performance biobased polymers such as polyamides
CO2 Sequestration Using Industrial Waste
Ways to store CO2 by using the minerals from industrial waste from steel making or municipal waste are explored
Elements 114 And 116 Named
The IUPAC recommended new proposed names for the latest heavy elements to be added to the periodic table
This Is Not The End, But The Beginning: The IYC Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on December 1st