Robert Wilhelm Bunsen did groundbreaking work in organic chemistry and spectrometry, but he's most famous for the Bunsen burner

200th Birthday of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen

Highest Reported Efficiency for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Efficient light-harvesting metal-free chromophore for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)

Priestley Medal Awarded
Ahmed H. Zewail, California Institute of Technology, USA, awarded ACS's highest honor

Charles Lathrop Parson Award
Michael E. Strem, president of high purity chemicals maker Strem Chemicals, receives the ACS award for outstanding public service

Hydrogenases – Achievements and Expectations
Special issue of EurJIC looks at some of the recent advances and achievements in the field of hydrogenases research

Freeform Lens for 3D Microscope
Creating a 3D image of microscopic objects is possible with a freeform lens that sees from nine different angles at once

Polymers Taking the Strain
Synthetic material gets stronger from repeated stress much like bones after repeated workouts

Fuel Cells Without Platinum
Replacing platinum in fuel cells with polymer coated nanotubes decreases cost but not power output

High Turnover H2 Production
Single-component photocatalyst shows 20-fold increase in H2 production over current alternatives

New Max Planck Institute: Intelligent Systems
Max Planck Society establishes new research facility for "Intelligent Systems" in Germany, unifying biology, computer and materials sciences