General method for screening palladium-based cross-coupling reactions speeds up catalyst optimization
Quicker Catalyst Optimization
Solving the Material and Energy Challenges of the Future
Catalysts are used in the production of everything in our modern lives and will play a large role in our future
Death Metal!
Ruthenium complexes selectively target and kill cancer cells over healthy cells
Cleaner Fuel with MOFs
Cleaner diesel and gasoline could be produced with metal–organic frameworks that remove nitrogen and sulfur contaminants

Carbon Monoxide Powder
Way of generating CO from easy-to-handle powder could eliminate need for CO-detectors and high-pressure equipment
Invite Japanese Colleagues
Support website to coordinate relief efforts by the scientific community in response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan
New Approach to Amine Synthesis
First selective catalytic synthesis of primary amines splits secondary and tertiary amines by using ammonia
Oligopyrroles: Receptors and Chemosensors for Hazardous Materials
Sequestering, removal, detection of hazardous materials: oligopyrroles provide a versatile receptor platform
First Science Slam in Karlsruhe
Falko Brinkmann organized the first Science Slam in Karlsruhe; here he talks about his inspiration and the event
New Test for Germs
Fluorescing DNAzymes detect metabolic products from bacteria