BASF announce personal changes in perparation for the integration of Cognis

Changes at BASF

Summer School Success
Organized by the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia with support from RSEQ, the ICIQ summer school once again proved successful

Spider-Silk Formation
Finding inspiration in a spider's web could be the clue to greater understanding of protein structures

AkzoNobel Science Award
Angewandte Chemie international editorial board member, Bert Meijer, has won the 2010 AkzoNobel Science Award

Sugar Battles Oil Spills
Gelators based on natural sugar compounds bind oil on water surfaces

Matthias Beller Awarded
Matthias Beller will be presented with the first European Sustainable Chemistry Award for his work in the field of homogeneous catalysis

Watching Bonds Break
High-harmonic spectroscopy has been used to monitor the dissociation of Br2 on the attosecond time scale

New CO2 Capture Technology
Transfer of new technology for a CO2 capture process to an operating gas processing facility is to reduce energy and operating costs

Electrodes Reveal Tumors
A new technique for tumor diagnosis? – Direct potentiometric determination of the sialic acid concentration on cell surfaces

Hans Georg von Schnering (1931 – 2010)
Prof. Dr. Hans Georg von Schnering, former Dean of the Max Planck Institute, passed away last week