Angewandte Chemie international editorial board member, Bert Meijer, has won the 2010 AkzoNobel Science Award
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
What’s Cooking in Chemistry: Gerhard Hilt
Gerhard Hilt talks about what he cooks in the lab and at home, about Noyoris laboratory and very special mushrooms with cannelloni
Chocolate – The Noblest Polymorphism I
Chocolate is a cultural asset of mankind. Klaus Roth proves, once again, only chemistry is able to produce such a celestial pleasure
Mona Lisa’s Secret
The reason behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile has been exposed as X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy unveils Da Vinci’s sfumato technique