An overview of the dossiers
One topic, many facets: Our dossiers bring together reports, interviews, informational graphics, and background information about the main themes of ELEMENTS.
One topic, many facets: Our dossiers bring together reports, interviews, informational graphics, and background information about the main themes of ELEMENTS.
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A gray star
Concrete is the world’s top-selling construction material. What potential does it have for the future? And how are researchers extending its lifetime and making it more sustainable?
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See you later
The future is circular—how a circular economy sustainably recovers used materials and energy.
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Medicine for the world
Advanced medicine is a guarantee of a healthy future. How medical innovations, in vaccine development, for example, improve and prolong our lives. And how the chemical industry contributes to this process.
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What comes out
H as in hope. Hydrogen has the potential to make the economy more sustainable. What innovations are the researchers promoting in order to make the vision a reality?
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Clean Effect
From shower gel to dishwashing detergents: surfactants can be found in many products. The latest generation of surfactants has several advantages.
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Design freedom
From components in large batches to medical implants, 3D printing is changing the way we make things—and creating previously undreamed-of possibilities.
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Clean Power
Hydrogen + oxygen = countless possible uses. One of them even involves rockets.
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On the Trail of Nature
More than just skin cream: Cosmetics—all the facets of a megatrend.
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It's All Possible
Light, flexible, and now also 3D-printable: Polyamide 12 is an extremely versatile plastic.
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Bring on the CO₂
Specialty chemicals made with renewable energy and CO2—a dossier about how that works.
