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Groundbreaking experimental Research on reactive Silicon Compounds
Yesterday, Prof. Dr. Matthias Driess has received the Wacker Silicone Award 2011[more]
Arne Thomas raises financial funds from "ERC Starting Grant"
Again, the European Research Council supports a UniCat Scientist at the TU Berlin with an "ERC Starting Grant": 1.5 million € for customized nano-networks.[more]
ISHHC XV opened
Today, Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Freund of Fritz-Haber-Institut and board member of UniCat opened the 15th International Symposium on the Relations between Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHHC XV). Afterwards, UniCat chair Prof. Dr. Matthias Driess presented UniCat and its new research programme followed by scientific plenary lectures of Prof. Dr. Kazunari Domen from The University of Tokio and Prof. Dr. Itamar Willner from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The ISHHC takes place at...[more]
Berliner catalysis research aims to remain at the forefront of the field
UniCat applies for excellence funding[more]
Million funding from the United States for catalysis in hydrogen fuel cells
"In the field of Electromobility mainly research on lithium-ion battery technology has been promoted in the past years. But the limits of this technology become more and more obvious. ", states Peter Strasser, a professor for Technical Chemistry at TU Berlin and member of UniCat.[more]
Lessons from isolable nickel(I) precursor complexes for small molecule activation
In the latest Issue of Accunts of Chemical Reserach Matthias Driess and Shenglai Yao describe selected achievements in the activation of nitrous oxide (N2O), O2, the heavier chalcogens (S, Se, and Te), and white phosphorus (P4) through this β-diketiminatonickel(I) precursor species. For more information see Research\Selected Research Highlights.[more]
Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction
New catalysts with neuronal application (Nature)[more]
Important for solar fuels: new atomistic models of the structures by Dau and coworker
Synthetic manganese–calcium oxides mimic the water-oxidizing complex of photosynthesis functionally and structurally[more]
The Einstein Foundation brings a top international scientist to Berlin
John F. Hartwig, a major star in the organometallic catalysis field, will work within the UniCat Cluster of Excellence.[more]
Karl-Ziegler-Prize for Hans-Joachim Freund
Outstanding research of understanding the molecular basis of heterogeneous catalysis is honoured[more]