The 2014 World Cup football Brazuca has five polyurethane layers which make for its uniqueness
Chemistry of Brazuca, the World Cup Football
Recycling CO2 Under Iridium Catalysis
Enantioselective transformation of allyl carbonates into branched allyl carbamates by using amines and recycling CO2 under Ir catalysis
Battery up Your Sleeve
Elastic wire-shaped lithium ion batteries with high electrochemical performance
Fuel Cell for Homeuse
Fraunhofer and Vaillant, Germany, have developed a simple fuel cell for home use
Desalination – A Difficult Task!
Bioethanol production from delactosed whey permeate is enhanced by upstream desalination techniques
Electrode Separation in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
A chemically modified reduced graphene interlayer improves the capacity stability of lithium-sulfur batteries
Schüth New Vice President of Max Planck Society
Professor Ferdi Schüth, Germany, has been elected at the Annual Meeting of the Max Planck Society

The Biochemistry of Peppers – Part 2
We are only able to taste sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami – how do we taste hotness?
T. Kläusli on Platform Chemicals from Renewables
Interview with T. Kläusli from AVA Biochem, the first plant which industrially produces the platform chemical 5-HMF from biomass
Guess the Chemist (30)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?