DFT calculations reveal a new reaction channel for chain growth from syngas building blocks

HCO in Syngas Conversion

Nature Synthesizes Nanoparticles
Silver nanoparticles, considered a potenial environmental hazard, may not all be man-made

Chemical Sensors for Hydrogen
Hydrogen sensing method that is low-cost, reliable, repeatable, and highly sensitive is lithography-free but nanogap-based

First Flight by Solar Impulse Plane
First international flight by Solar Impulse plane without any fuel other than the power supplied by the sun

Evonik Finalizes Hanse Chemie Group Acquisition
Evonik finalizes acquisition of hanse chemie Group, purchasing agreement was signed at the end of March

Cheaper H2 Generation
New iridium(III) photosensitisers give best activity seen with iron-based water-reduction catalysts for light-driven water splitting

Corwin Hansch (1918 – 2011)
Corwin Hansch, Professor Emeritus, Pomona College, California, USA, passed away on May 8th

How Green Are Biofuels?
Renewable resources as a feedstock does not guarantee a cleaner fuel

Health Risks of Ecstasy Substitute
Designer drug and ecstasy substitute, benzylpiperazine, shown to cause long term damage to health

Capturing CO2 Directly from the Air
Absorbents that remove CO2 from ultra-dilute gas streams could capture CO2 straight from the air rather than at source