Simple UV-activated, TiO2-based film or ink removes thin oxide or sulfide layers from metal surfaces by reductive photocatalysis

Photocatalyst Films Clean Metals

Rallying the Stem Cell Troops
New CXCR4 antagonists found to be as potent as commercial drug in mobilizing stem cells

Nanosensors Replace Animal Experiments
Sensor nanoparticles might reduce the need for animal testing

Stopping Bleeding with H-Bonding
New multilayer films that use electrostatic interactions to incorporate blood clotting agent could be used where tourniquets can’t

Boyle’s Law: 350th Anniversary
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the publication of Boyle’s law which describes how the pressure and volume of a gas are related

New Technique for Marking Fish Populations
Dual-isotope procedure that allows tracking of individual fish and their offspring could help protect fish stocks

Angewandte Author Profiles January
Hansjörg Grützmacher, Aiwen Lei, Nicolai Cramer, and Herbert Mayr are interviewed this month

Fluorescence-Enhanced Detection of Nucleic Acids
Zeolitic imidazolate framework nanoparticles; very effective fluorescent sensing platform for detection of nucleic acid sequences

New IUPAC President
Professor Kazuyuki Tatsumi, Nagoya University, Japan, takes over the role of President of IUPAC

Genetic Vectors
Synthetic viral capsules can be constructed easily and might be used in highly efficient gene therapy to deliver genetic agents to cells