ACS Highlights

Chemistry behind the Wall

C&EN
November 9, 2009

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, chemists who lived in former East Germany reflect on science then and now.

Graphene Exfoliation Solvents

Langmuir
November 2009

Data obtained from dispersing graphene in 40 solvents may provide the basis for methods to obtain large quantities of graphene monolayers.

Supply Chain Redesign

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
November 2009

Solar In today’s globalized economy, supply chain optimization is increasingly important. A new hybrid algorithm provides multiple optimal solutions to complex supply problems.

Pt–Ta Fuel Cell Catalysts

Chemistry of Materials
November 2009

Screening Pt–Ta composites ranging from 5 to 90 atom% tantalum leads to improved methanol oxidation catalysts for potential use in fuel cells.

A New Normal

C&EN
November 2, 2009

Record unemployment requires a realistic attitude and creative thinking.

3 Strikes Against Alzheimer's?

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
October 2009

Trifunctional compounds in which the pharmacophores are linked by L-glutamate units may inhibit amyloid β-peptide aggregation, a key to fighting Alzheimer’s disease.

Emerging Science

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