K. Welter, ChemPhysChem, talked to M. Yao, Osaka, Japan, about his work on anthraquinone-based oligomers in batteries

Behind the Science: Reducing Heavy-Metal Load in Lithium-Ion Batteries

65th Birthday: Robert Schlögl
German researcher working on chemical energy conversion and materials for energy storage

Electrofuels: Not Competitive
Analysis of the cost competitiveness of fuels made from electricity, water, and carbon dioxide

Improving Polymer Solar Cells
Bis(thieno[3,2-b]thieno)cyclopentafluorene is a promising building block for non-fullerene acceptors in polymer solar cells

High-Performance Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
Fully α-methylated cyclic ether electrolyte boosts cycle life

Cellulosic Biofuel Research
ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group partner with Clariant

High-Performance Anode Material for Potassium-Ion Batteries
Sb nanoparticles encapsulated in a carbon sphere network provide high capacity

Behind the Science: Lead‐Free Semiconductors
C. Cobley, ChemNanoMat, talked to J. Vela, Iowa State University, USA, about his work on germanium-based semiconductor nanoparticles

Hybrid Nanosheets for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Molybdenum trisulfide-graphene composite as a cathode material

Angewandte Chemie 3/2019: The Chemistry behind
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie