Ulrike Flad is the granddaughter of the founder of the Dr. Flad Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, and will take over its management from her father
Women in Chemistry — Interview with Ulrike Flad
Introducing the Young Chemists Forum
The Young Chemists Forum (JCF) of the GDCh represents nearly one-fifth of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
Balloon Competition of the Young Chemists Forum
IYC 2011 Balloon Competition is organized by the JungChemikerForum (Young Chemists Forum; JCF) of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
ACS Meeting Denver: R. Zare on China
Richard Zare, Stanford University, USA, discusses his editorial on why the West should help China develop its science
New Practical Hydrogen Storage Material
Iron veins running through grains of magnesium allow fast and reversible uptake of enough H2 to power a car
François Diederich Receives Baeyer Medal
The Adolf von Baeyer Medal of the GDCh is awarded to François Diederich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Unusual Aromaticity in Boron Wheels
Aromatic planar boron rings with metal centers display unusual bonding and aromaticity
Converting CO2 to Methyl Acrylate
Nickel catalyst can produce methyl acrylate in up to 56 % yield from carbon dioxide and ethene
High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries
Promising anode material for high-power lithium-ion batteries has lithium-ion diffusivity 400 times faster than in Si
Rare Earth Supply Agreement
BASF and Lynas Corporation establish long-term rare earth supply agreement