Patent analysis shows that Chinese technology lags behind which might limit the fast exploitation of Chinese shale gas resources

State of Shale Gas Technology in China

Large-format Electrochemical Energy Storage Device
Energy storage device that is low cost, robust, and of sufficient energy density to be implemented in stationary applications

Leadership Changes
New Heraeus CTO, LyondellBasell CEO, President of the French Académie des Sciences

Korea REACH
Registration and evaluation of chemicals in the Asia-pacific region will come into force in January 1st, 2015

Happy New Year!
The team of ChemistryViews.org wishes you a healthy and successful New Year 2015

International Year of Light (IYL 2015)
The IYL 2015 highlights the continuing importance of light in science and our daily lives

How to Best Serve Champagne
Find out how to pour champagne to make it taste even better

60th Anniversary: William M. Burton's Death
William M. Burton developed the first commercially successful cracking process for crude oil

Most Accessed Articles: November 2014
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals for November 2014

Preparation of Potential Platform Molecule
Scalable, selective and high-yielding synthesis of 5-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2(5H)-one (H2MF)