The German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry presented several awards at their annual conference in Karlsruhe

Physical Chemistry Prizes Awarded at the 112th Bunsentagung

Biocompatible Microelectrodes for Brain Monitoring
Biocompatible, nanoparticles-coated microelectrodes record cerebral cortex’s electrical activity with a high performance

Cytotoxicity of Graphene Oxide
Are graphene oxide production methods interchangeable? A study into their cytotoxicity examines this dilemma

Too Much Alcohol? Eat Corn!
Corn peptides stimulate ethanol metabolism and can be used to alleviate hangover symptoms following alcohol intoxication

Materials for New Solid-state Electrolytes
The use of a new anion, carbamoylcyano(nitroso)methanide, for the development of novel organic ionic plastic crystals is reported

Angewandte Author Profiles April 2013
George A. Olah, Janine Cossy, Bernhard Breit, Xinchen Wang, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, and Stefan Grimme are interviewed this month

Crispy Ham and Salami Pizzas Hide Dangerous Substances
To obtain crispy pizzas, consumers use baking conditions which create heterocyclic amines in ham and salami toppings

Global Development of Fiber Production
Industrial Association of Chemical Fibers presents its report for 2012

Anti-tumoral Nanodiamonds
Novel nanodiamond-lipid hybrid nanoparticles selectively deliver chemotherapeutics to breast cancer cells

Sweet Route to Steviamine
A concise synthesis of steviamine and three of its analogues is reported before testing for glycosidase inhibition