Report from the Italian Inorganic Chemistry Congress in Trieste

Vital Italian Inorganic Chemistry!

Revised Climate Model
Climate models underestimate ozone levels shows the determination of the rate constant of atmospheric nitric acid formation

Urban Grime in Local Air Quality
In the presence of solar light and photosensitizer, nitrate may actively contribute to the photochemical pollution

Fraunhofer Awarded
Fraunhofer is rewarded with the European Innovation Price for developing new solar cells (metamorphic triple-junction solar cells)

Catalytic Dyeing Process
Aluminum catalyst directly incorporated dye into polymer to produce homogeneous color at reduced environmental cost

DBU’s German Environmental Award
Most lucrative environmental prize in Europe awarded; special prize goes to Mikhail Gorbachev

Store the Sun's Heat
Storing thermal energy in chemical could lead to advances in storage and portability

Algae Powered Gunboat
US Navy completes successfully testing of river-based command boat run on alternative fuels

Solvent-Free Nopinone Synthesis
Solvent-free ball milling conditions prove superior to ozonolysis in the synthesis of nopinone from β-pinene

Industrial-scale CO2 'Storage' Plant
First industrial-scale plant for CO2 'storage' by algae