TAGS, an alloy that converts heat into electricity, is improved by 25 % through doping with cerium or ytterbium

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2011

Identification of chemical reaction responsible for the degradation of two paintings by Vincent van Gogh could help in their preservation

European Women in Chemistry edited by Jan Apotheker and Livia Simon Sarkadi, reviewed by Francesco De Angelis, University of l’Aquila, Italy

CO dissociation from ruthenium complexes plays a key role in the racemization of alcohols

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Synthetic Fe(III) porphyrin used as catalyst for activation and reduction of O2 into H2O with the cofactor NAD(P)H in aqueous solution

At the National IYC Opening Ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Angela Merkel awarded three teams from the school competition, Formula One

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, opened the IYC Ceremony in Germany. Here are the highlights

Analysis of the intermediates produced in direct ethanol fuel cells with different anodes gives clues to reaction pathways within the cell