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