The centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Gold Medal 2010 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Gérard Férey

Gérard Férey: CNRS Gold Medal

Germany Freezes Research Promotion
German government stops additional incentives for research in a move to cut costs

Stellar Moisture
UV light is essential to the formation of water in the atmosphere of stars according the European Space Agency

The Art of Abstraction
Activation of methane under near-room-temperature conditions is possible with vanadium–silicon heteronuclear oxide clusters

Brute Force Materials
Combinatorial chemistry improves photonic metamaterials with interesting electromagnetic properties for optical switching

J. Mulzer: Emil-Fischer-Medal
Prof. Dr. Johann Mulzer, University of Vienna, Austria, will receive the 2010 Emil-Fischer-Medal next week

Angewandte Chemie 38/2010 – A Bright Future
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Modular Substitution
A modular approach to tri- and tetrasubstituted electron-rich alkenes begins with simple and cheap pre-cursor

Repair Yourself
Self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance

Electrochemistry – Increasingly Interdisciplinary Field
Modern Electrochemistry: Interdisciplinary Research at the Forefront of Science - special issue edited by C. Amatore, D. Kolb and R. Compton