A new, CO2 neutral approach to hydrogen storage is based on simple salts of formic acid and carbonic acid

Baking Powder for Environmentally Friendly Hydrogen Storage

Materials that Dance to an Electrical Tune
A material with electrically tunable strength and flow stress has been developed with applications in construction, and medicine

Natural Detergent for Metal Extraction
Natural surfactant, surfactin, extracts ferric ions from ion mixtures mimicking spent nuclear fuel

New Approach to CO2 Conversion
What to do with the waste from biodiesel? Use it to convert CO2 to formic acid, of course!

Angewandte Chemie 25/2011: Useful Reactions
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Rechargeable Sodium Ion Batteries
New method to make sodium ion-based battery cells could lead to better, cheaper batteries for the electrical grid

Periodic Debate
Mendeleev's Periodic Table is, for many, the symbol of chemistry but is the current layout the best one?

Joint Production Soda Ash Plant in China
Solvay, Belgium, and Tianjin Soda Ash Plant, China, set up a joint production plant in China

More Stable Nanocomposites for Solar Cells
Improved long-term stabilty of solar cells possible with nanoparticle coating that prevents aggregation in nanocomposites

Angewandte Chemie 24/2011: Rapid Acquisition Yet High Quality
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie