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2012/5/14
2012/5/14
Plants provide model for generating electricity
Without photosynthesis, plants could not live or grow. Light-absorbing pigments, the chlorophylls, help them convert sunlight into energy. Now mankind hopes to use this principle to generate electricity. Researchers at Merck are looking for ways to i..
Without photosynthesis, plants could not live or grow. Light-absorbing pigments, the chlorophylls, help them convert sunlight into energy. Now mankind hopes to use this principle to generate electricity. Researchers at Merck are looking for ways to i..
2012/4/16
“And yet they have already begun to forget their customs”
Travel journals offer intimate insights into new worlds. That also applies to the chronicles of Carl Heinrich Merck, who participated in an expedition through northeastern Siberia and the northeastern Pacific region from 1788 until 1791, keeping exte..
Travel journals offer intimate insights into new worlds. That also applies to the chronicles of Carl Heinrich Merck, who participated in an expedition through northeastern Siberia and the northeastern Pacific region from 1788 until 1791, keeping exte..
2012/4/16
The art of giving and taking
Flexible, light, and environmentally friendly: Organic photovoltaics (OPV) offer numerous advantages compared to conventional solar technology. In order to make the new technology competitive, however, its efficiency still needs to be increased signi..
Flexible, light, and environmentally friendly: Organic photovoltaics (OPV) offer numerous advantages compared to conventional solar technology. In order to make the new technology competitive, however, its efficiency still needs to be increased signi..
2012/4/16
2012/4/02
Cancer takes center-stage
In the starring role: carcinoma. An out-of-the-ordinary play was staged at a symposium in Stockholm to mark the launch of Make Sense, a campaign aimed at raising awareness of head and neck cancer...
In the starring role: carcinoma. An out-of-the-ordinary play was staged at a symposium in Stockholm to mark the launch of Make Sense, a campaign aimed at raising awareness of head and neck cancer...
2012/3/09
A window into the history of chemistry
Visitors both young and old at the Liebig Museum in Giessen Germany, are thrilled when the sparks begin to fly and things start to bubble and hiss. The experiments carried out in the museum’s historic lecture hall offer a fascinating window into the ..
Visitors both young and old at the Liebig Museum in Giessen Germany, are thrilled when the sparks begin to fly and things start to bubble and hiss. The experiments carried out in the museum’s historic lecture hall offer a fascinating window into the ..
