New route to hydrogenase cofactor azadithiolate provides a simple way to make model enzymes for H2 fuel production
Hydrogenase Cofactor Simply Synthesized
Making Fuel Cells Durable with Pt Nanostars
Starlike, platinum-based nanowire crystals could provide more stable cathodes for fuel cell applications
Replacing Batteries with T-Shirts
A micro-supercapacitor that can be woven like a thread could lead to clothing that creates and stores energy
Mapping Atoms of Mollusk Teeth
New method allows tracking of fluoride in teeth or osteoporosis drugs in bones at previously inaccessible length scales
Kurt Dehnicke (1931 – 2012)
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Marburg, and Editor of ZAAC, Kurt Dehnicke dies
Superconductivity Induced by Light
Non-superconducting material transformed into a superconductor material by using laser-light pulses
Martin Jansen Awarded
ZAAC Editor Martin Jansen awarded International Medal for Materials Science of the Materials Research Society of India
Mercury Reduced & Bound
The way mercury-impacted sites are treated could be changed by duel role of dissolved organic matter in anoxic aqueous environments
Treating Resistant Infections with Silver
Silver N-heterocyclic carbenes are promising candidates for new topical antibacterial drugs due to high activity against resistant S. aureus
New Frozen Smoke Material
New, ultra-light form of "frozen smoke" — renowned as the world's lightest solid material — with amazing strength and an incredibly large surface area