Zeolites are some of the most important solids in modern technology and the search for new types of zeolite and new methods of making zeolites remains at the forefront of research. Recently, we have developed a new synthetic strategy called ADOR (Assembly-Disassembly-Organization-Reassembly). This strategy starts from germanosilicate zeolites being vulnerable to hydrolysis providing zeolites layers of the original structure. Appropriate manipulation with the layers connected with intercalation chemistry and followed by their condensation resulted in the synthesis of six new zeolites, some of them being considered as "unfeasible" due to the high energy of their frameworks. Basic principles of ADOR chemistry are described in this short overview. and Pavla Eliášová, JIří Čejka, Petr Nachtigall.
The European Committee officially started The 7th Framework Program at the beginning of 2007 and its newsflash is a program Ideas which is basically focused on "border research". The European Research Board announced and will evaluate Starting Independent Researcher Grant that was forwarded to independent research with an excellent research idea seeking to create or consolidte their research team. The call-up was very successful and the EC obtained totally 5,167 projects from which were chosen the best 250 (including two Czech candidates). Doc. František Štěpánek (Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague) was able to get financial support for the project. At present Dr. Štěpánek works in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Imperial College, London, UK. and Táňa Perglová.