Nanosheets of boron carbon nitride have large capacity for lithium ions and could be used as "green" electrodes in rechargeable batteries
More Power Between the Sheets
Science Award Electrochemistry for N. Yabuuchi
Naoaki Yabuuchi, Japan, awarded €50,000 prize by Volkswagen and BASF for his new Na-ion battery electrode materials
Future of Worldwide Polylactic Acid Capacity
Asia is expected to overtake North America in bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) capacity by 2020
Electride Ammonia
A new process for making ammonia could reduce the overall energy costs in the manufacture of this crucial chemical
Straightforward Synthesis of Fullerooxazoles
Direct method for producing oxazoline-fused fullerenes from [60] fullerene and readily available carboxamides by radical pathways
Fish Poisoning: Ca2+ Channels Matter
Food poisoning from fish causes oversensitivity to mild cold by activating voltage-dependent calcium channels
Infectious Prion Digested by Crows
Prion remains infectious after passage through digestive system of crows
Bright White MOFs
Combining a blue-emitting ligand with red- and green-emitting dopants gives a metal–organic framework (MOF) that emits white light
Angewandte Chemie 43/2012: From Red to Green
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
A Viral Scaffold for Magnetic Nanoparticles
Assembling iron oxide nanoparticles on a viral scaffold increases their magnetic resonance contrast potential