Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Angewandte Chemie 3/2013: No Half Measures
Protection Against Nerve Agents
Enzyme treatment could neutralize the effects of lethal chemicals
Rare Earths from USA
US rare earth manufacturing complex is operational
Ten Stereocenters in Five Steps
An astounding ten stereocenters can be constructed in just five steps from an azulenone to make a complex natural product skeleton
Next Generation Battery Technology
Arkema and OXIS partner to develop polymer lithium sulfur cells battery technology, the next generation of battery
Cleavage of Disulfide Bonds in Proteins
Analysis of disulfide bond-containing peptides with electron capture dissociation shows that disulfide bond cleavage comes second
New Synthetic Nucleic Acids Expand Genetic Code
Any polymer that can be replicated could serve as a genetic material; British scientists discuss different types of synthetic nucleic acids
Reversible DNA Polymerization
Enzymes catalyze polymerization and depolymerization of DNA on a gold surface
New Type of Metal-Carbon Bond
A new type of metal-carbon bond that forms at the edges of aromatic compounds could open up a new field of structures
Combining Analytical Chemistry with Art History
Richard R. Ernst, grandson of Walter Ernst, analyses a 13th century painting from Central Tibet