Prestigious German research prize awarded

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2017

Fast Removal of Mercury from Water
Nanoselenium sponge allows removal of mercury to undetectable levels within seconds

Porous Polymer Fibers Clean Up Oil Spills
Electrospinning produces polystyrene fibers which absorb oil and repel water

Microgrooves Control Frost Formation
Patterned surface with anti-icing properties

Angewandte Chemie 11/2017: Escape from Classical Techniques
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Multifunctional Biopaper
Hydroxyapatite/chitosan biopaper useful for a range of biomedical applications

Silver Zeolite-Based LEDs
First example of silver-exchanged zeolites as active emissive structures in a single-layer OLED

Guess the Chemist (63)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Hydrogen Production with Black Phosphorus
Black phosphorus acts as a sensitizer for photocatalytic hydrogen production

Self-Assembly of Chiral Fibrils
Nucleobase-peptide conjugates self-assemble into chiral helical fibrils with nucleobases displayed on their surfaces