Creating Chemistry Magazine: Issue six 2017

Worldwide, the bioeconomy is gaining traction. But a lot of research and development still needs to be done. When are renewable resources truly good?

BASF project manager Nikolaus Raupp, PhD, explains how the biomass balance approach certified by technical inspection board TÜV SÜD works.

We take a look inside a BASF production site in England that breeds nematodes – tiny worms that can be used in plant protection to control pests.

In a world of limited resources, new economic models are needed. The circular economy is an idea that is gaining ground. What does it mean and how does it work?

Professor Du Huanzheng, Director at Tongji University, believes China has a few things to learn but also a lot to share about circular economy.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT) in Oldenburg, Germany, have developed a software that significantly improves speech intelligibility.

Researchers at the pioneering start up Xeros in the United Kingdom have developed a revolutionary solution addressing saving potential as well as quality improvements in laundry.

A wind turbine you can pack in the back of your car and take with you – nemoi, developed by Argentinean company Semtive.

A tower invented by Italian designer Arturo Vittori can collect an average of 50 to 100 liters of drinking water per day. But how does it work?

Bringing light into Philippine huts and houses with saltwater is an idea developed by Aisa and Raphael Mijeno and their Asian startup SALt.

The parasites from the Plasmodium genus that cause malaria, have developed resistance to most current medicines. A 19th century dyestuff, methylene blue, could provide an answer.

Karl Brauner, PhD, World Trade Organization, and Professor Daniel Hamilton, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D. C., USA, talk about the right approach to meet the challenges for international trade.

Teressa Szelest, President, Market and Business Development North America for BASF Corporation, explains why trade creates wealth and leads to better products and lower prices.

In January 2016 the world’s longest bus line, the Transoceánica, started offering service between Rio de Janeiro and Lima. It takes 102 hours to travel the 6,200 kilometer route between the two cities.

It is the most expensive renovation of a public building ever: It cost $2.15 billion to update the U.N. headquarters in New York.

Like a castle adorned with battlements, towers, columns and little round arches, the JN Petit Institute with its library and reading room is a jewel in the historical center of Mumbai.

The clear, cubist forms of the gleaming white Fundació Joan Miró building soar into the blue skies over Barcelona. However, the quality of the concrete, compounded by its exposure to the salty sea climate, caused the building to age rapidly.

Fake goods are often hard to tell apart from the genuine article. Companies come up with innovative ways to keep one step ahead of the counterfeiters.

Michael Walsh, Director at U. S. Customs and Border Protection, wants to stop counterfeits entering the country. He describes some of the main challenges.

Apples have rightly gained a reputation as healthy food because a “fruit pharmacy” is lurking in and just below the peel.

Solar thermal power plants can convert the sun’s energy into electricity when the sun is not shining. Experts foresee a great future for this is environment-friendly technology.

Salt is much more than just a condiment. And food is not the only thing that needs a pinch of salt: It is also found in soap, glass and plastic containers.

Among other things, SAP founder Dietmar Hopp supports educational projects, including the “Little Scientists’ House.”

In 1800, Alessandro Volta described the first-ever functioning battery. Michael Thackeray, PhD, later paved the way for lithium battery technology.

Removing ozone from the cabin air makes air travel more comfortable.