The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for June 2013

Most Accessed Articles: June 2013

Water Contamination Through Shale Gas
Researchers from Texas sampled water wells in one of the largest drilling areas and analyzed them with analytical chemistry techniques

Potentially Long-lasting Storage Facility for As5+
Incorporation of As5+ into the crystal structure of hematite – one of the most common iron oxides – investigated

Nanotechnology Solutions for Energy Challenges
Javier García-Martínez talks about how simply producing clean energy is not enough and the ways in which nanotechnology can help

The Audience Wants More: A Good Article Tells a Good Story
Bruce Lipshutz, University of California, talks about his amazement of what is possible and the big challenge of altering the current practice of organic chemistry

Wonderlab – Hazardous Chemicals
The occupants of Wonderlab prepare for the annual safety check

Atom-economical Amide Synthesis
Ruthenium-catalyzed redox-neutral and single-step amide synthesis from alcohol and nitrile with complete atom economy

How BASF Identifies New Areas of Business
Andreas Riehemann, Managing Director BASF New Business GmbH, talks about the work of his department and the most fascinating trends

Career: As A Chemist at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Derek Knight, Senior Scientific Advisor, talks about the fascination and challenges of his job and what makes regulatory sciences so exciting

Heterojunction Nanostructures for Self-Powered UV Photodetectors
Excellent electrochemical and photovoltaic properties are exhibited by SnO2-based hybrid materials that are grown on carbon cloth