The 2010 literary prize is awarded to Doris Fischer-Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief of Chemie in Unserer Zeit

Merck inaugurates new Material Research Center, the largest single R&D investment in the chemicals business sector to date

New drug enables the body's internal answer to the cannabis chemical THC, effectively control pain at the site of an injury

Exposure to manganese at levels common in groundwater associated with intellectual impairment in children

Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort

Extremely potent compound against various multidrug-resistant HIV-1 variants developed

A new method that allows absolute temperature mapping with unmatched accuracy shows promise for biomedical applications

For tumor treatment with few side effects: platinum complex initiates cytotoxic effect upon targeted irradiation with visible light

Two new developments could bring artificial skin a step closer

Key steps in new route to morphine include Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, intramolecular 1,6-addition and ozonolysis