The vegetable okra contains polysaccharides that decrease body weight and lower blood lipids in obese mice

Okra: A Natural Remedy Against Obesity?

Heterojunction Nanostructures for Self-Powered UV Photodetectors
Excellent electrochemical and photovoltaic properties are exhibited by SnO2-based hybrid materials that are grown on carbon cloth

Structure Determination in Disordered Materials
Advances in structure determination with X-ray and neutron scattering techniques and potential of these for material sciences are summarized

70th Birthday: Helmut Schwarz
Helmut Schwarz celebrates his 70th birthday on August 6th

Angewandte Chemie 32/2013: News Instead of Conventions
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Double Donation at Work in “Carbones”
The carbon compounds "carbones", recently discovered, have now been shown to stabilize cations other than BH2+

Metastable Solids—Terra Incognita Awaiting Discovery
Claus Feldmann, Germany, discusses how solid-state reactions can be sped up without increasing the reaction temperature

Arsenic Contamination in Rice
Arsenic contamination in rice is a severe health issue as it causes elevated genetic damage

$67 Million for New Refining Technology
Rive Technology raises $20 million to support continued commercial deployment of their zeolite technology into the global refining industry

Sonication-Induced Gelation
Self-assembly of functional dyes into extended gel nanostructures can be judiciously manipulated by the use of ultrasound