Organic and biomolecular chemist celebrates 75th birthday

75th Birthday: Lutz F. Tietze

Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize 2017
Shigeyoshi Inoue, Technical University Munich, Germany, honored

Fast Removal of Mercury from Water
Nanoselenium sponge allows removal of mercury to undetectable levels within seconds

Horst Pracejus Prize for Thorsten Bach
Outstanding work in asymmetric catalysis honored

Asymmetric Copper-Catalyzed Reactions of Alkenes
Copper-catalyzed intermolecular amino- and azidocyanation of alkenes via a radical process

Porous Polymer Fibers Clean Up Oil Spills
Electrospinning produces polystyrene fibers which absorb oil and repel water

70th Birthday: Christoph Bräuchle
Physical chemist with a focus on spectroscopy, bio-, and nanosciences, celebrates 70th birthday

Efficient Synthesis of Quinazolines
Eosin Y catalyzes oxygen-mediated one-pot reaction

Microgrooves Control Frost Formation
Patterned surface with anti-icing properties

Angewandte Chemie 11/2017: Escape from Classical Techniques
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie