2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)/KClO4 pyrolant system gives aricraft better protection against missile seekers

Novel Pyrotechnic Flare Protect Aircraft

Metals Seldom Recycled
Recycling rates of metals in many cases far lower than their potential for reuse says a United Nations Environemnt Preogramme (UNEP) report

Women in Chemistry — Interview with Zeinab Shaaban Abd El-Ati Abou El-Naga
Zeinab Shaaban Abd El-Ati Abou El-Naga, Mansoura University, Egypt, combines zoology and chemistry to develop safer insecticides

Women in Chemistry — Interview with Polly Arnold
Polly Arnold, University of Edinburgh, UK, already was identified as a rising star when presented a prize by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

Jens Rieger Receives Walther-Nernst Medal
Dr. Jens Rieger, BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, receives Walther-Nernst Medal at Bunsentagung in Berlin

Diabetic Difference
Glycogen, the glucose buffer in animals, is differently structured in type 2 diabetes according to a chromatographic and electrophoresis study

Gold Nanoparticles Remove Organic Compounds from Water
Water purification from an environmental perspective by using an Au poly(dimethylsiloxane)PDMS nanocomposite in the form of a foam

Winner of the Final iPad
Mu Cheng, PhD student, University of Queensland, Australia, is the winner of the final ipad

Microbubbles and Microelectrolysis Decompose Pollutant
Combination of microelectrolysis and oxygen microbubbles proves effective for the degradation of phenol

World's Smallest Transistor
Single-electron transistor provides building block for new, more powerful computer memories and advanced electronic materials