Nobel Laureate discovered deuterium, was part of the Manhattan Project, and developed theories on the origin of life

125th Birthday: Harold Urey

Plastic Wrap Monitors Food Safety
Plastic film coated with DNAzyme senses bacterial contamination on food

Technology Slam with Start-ups
Science4Life Technology event gave founders the change to present their business ideas

Angewandte Chemie 19/2018: Chemistry and Harmony
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The Energy Challenge and Why Simple Math Matters
How can we better explain the dimension of the Energiewende? asks Philipp Adelhelm in Angewandte Chemie

EU Bans Neonicotinoids
According to critics this is a bad development for the European agricultural sector and the environment

Aerogel Construction Materials from Waste
Flame-retardant insulation from cellulose nanocrystals and red mud

Chelation-Assisted C–H Activation
Palladium/phenanthroline catalyst system shows excellent selectivity in a C–H arylation reaction

Synthesis of Substituted Quinolines
Conversion of 2-aminostyryl ketones with iodide as a catalyst to useful chemical building blocks

Rechargeable Seawater Desalination Battery
Electrochemical battery, seawater desalination, and acid‐alkali production in one system