A Mn-based catalyst that catalyzes the reduction and evolution of oxygen could find use in regenerative fuel cells

Two-For-One

Angewandte Chemie 39/2010: The Measure of All Things
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Skin Deep
Two new developments could bring artificial skin a step closer

Going With the Flow
Observation of single ions passing through a nanotube channel could herald more sensitive detectors or new desalination systems

Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Prize
This year's GDCh-FG-Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Prize 2010 is shared by Dr. A. Dreyer and Dr. M. Matzke

Morphine Synthesis
Key steps in new route to morphine include Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, intramolecular 1,6-addition and ozonolysis

Looking Down the Nanotube
Hierarchical self-assembly of an n-type nanotube proceeds via monolayer nanoring stacking, through pi-conjugation, in water

Cancer-Free Diet
Cancer inhibiting effects of 5-hydroxy PMFs make them promising cancer-preventive agents that can be added to food

Mechanism Rearranged
The uni- or bimolecular nature of the Newman-Kwart rearrangement mechanism depends on your microwave

Probable Structures
Calculating NMR spectra could help organic chemists identify stereoisomers, according to work by theoretical chemists