Chemistry Nobel Laureate and co-discoverer of fullerenes passed away

Sir Harold Walter Kroto (1939 – 2016)

Gel Keeps Electrodes Intact
Gel electrolyte delays the disintegration of nanowire electrodes in lithium batteries

Angewandte Chemie 19/2016: New Tricks
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

The Two Faces of Janus Films
Nanofilms with one hydrophobic side and one hydrophilic side stay strong, even in salt solutions

Turning Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
Ruthenium nanoparticles in an ionic liquid produce methane from carbon dioxide

Hybrid Material Removes Arsenic from Water
Iron oxide nanoparticles in MOF host show excellent affinity towards As(III) and As(V) species

Werner Prize 2016
Nanomaterials researcher Maksym Kovalenko honored by Swiss Chemical Society

Sodium Titanates as High-Performance Anode Materials
Nanorods with exposed channels are promising for Na-ion batteries

Beyond the Rainbow Colors
Semiconducting ternary nanocrystals expand the range of accessible light energy of solar cells

Gold/Silica Nanoparticles for CO Oxidation
Gold nanoparticles supported on fibrous silica nanospheres as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst