Replacing platinum in fuel cells with polymer coated nanotubes decreases cost but not power output

Fuel Cells Without Platinum

High Turnover H2 Production
Single-component photocatalyst shows 20-fold increase in H2 production over current alternatives

Triaryl Phosphates from White Phosphorus
Iron-based catalysis gives new route to triorganophosphates for flame retardants without the need for chlorine

Harnessing Sunflowers for Drug Production
Sunflower proteins and their processing machinery hijacked to make protein rings – implications for plant-based drug production

Contrast Agent for Tumor Diagnostics
X-rays are not the only way: Phosphorescent metal–organic coordination polymers can also be used in optical imaging

What's New On CHEManager Europe
Highlights from this month's CHEManager Europe

New Max Planck Institute: Intelligent Systems
Max Planck Society establishes new research facility for "Intelligent Systems" in Germany, unifying biology, computer and materials sciences

UV and DNA
Base pairing increases the probability that UVA photons are absorbed by DNA and will cause damage in contrast to the effects of UVC

Merck Acquires Microbiology Business of Biotest AG
Biotest’s microbiology activities planned to be integrate into Merck Millipore’s Lab Solutions business unit

Photobioreactors in Natural Light
Model for natural sunlight photobioreactors shows conditions inside the bulk culture play an important role in productivity