Use of superhalogens as building blocks gives a new class of highly electronegative species: hyperhalogens

From Super to Hyper

Frequency Comb Spectroscopy
Molecular fingerprinting technique picks out traces of hydrogen-containing and other molecules at ppb levels in a gas in 30 s or less

Soaking Up Synthesis
A 21-step synthesis of (−)-nakadomarin A from the simple starting material D-pyroglutamic acid has been achieved

Built-in Flaw Identified
New fabrication methods that provide smaller structures and sharper interfaces needed to increase solar cell efficiency

Angewandte Author Profiles
Helmut Werner, Leroy Cronin, Otto Wolfbeis, and Takuzo Aida, are interviewed this month

UV or IR for AZT
IR and UV spectroscopy can be used to analyze the HIV/AIDS drug, Zidovudine (AZT) in solid dosage form

Fluorescent Polylactide Complex
Nontoxic, biodegradable complex for early tumor detection with fluorescence microscopy

Switchable Water
Addition of amines leads to water with switchable ionic strength for reversible salting out of organic compounds

Carl-Mannich-Medal To T. Dingerman
German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) awards Carl-Mannich-Medal to its former president Professor Theo Dingermann

New O2 Production Unit
Air Liquide announces the commissioning of a new oxygen production unit in Italy; the total investment amounts to around 40 EUR million