Conformational switching between aromatic states has been probed in expanded porphyrins

Chameleon Aromaticity

Zen and the Art of fMRI
How decision making by Buddist meditators differs from that of ordinary people revealed by neuroimaging techniques

Kazuyuki Tatsumi and Gerhard Erker Awarded
German-Japanese research team receives Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize 2011

Detecting Melamine in Milk
Immunoassay that uses an optical biosensor can screen infant formula milk products for the toxic chemical melamine

2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
This year's Wolf Prize in chemistry goes jointly to Stuart A. Rice, Ching Tang, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Lycopene: Preventing Degradation
There is interest in incorporating lycopene into foods as it is a natural pigment and can also play a role in preventing disease

A Dual-Channel Microreactor
The continuous in situ generation of diazomethane in a safe manner is possible with new dual-channel microreactor

Low Energy White LEDs
Star-shaped polymer could be used in white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for low energy light sources

Angewandte Author Profiles May
Daniel J. Mindiola, Dieter Schlüter, Takashi Kato, Buxing Han and are interviewed this month

Commitment of the Federal Government Questioned
The German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB) says that GM-free regions will hamper bio-economy