Functionalized gold nanorods are used for biosensing following conjugation of antibodies through biomolecular recognition
New Route for Functionalization of Gold Nanorods
Literary Prize: Reinhard Zellner
R. Zellner, Germany, was awarded the VCI-Fonds literary prize for his book on the chemistry of the atmosphere, climate, and clouds
Fraunhofer Opens Office in India
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened an office in Bangalore, India, on October 30th
G. Marin Awarded Danckwerts Lecture
Guy B. Marin, Ghent University, Belguim, has been awarded the 2012 Danckwerts Lecture for his work in the field of chemical engineering
International Bionic Award 2012
The Bionic Award of the VDI (Association of German Engineers) presented to team behind biologically inspired flapping mechanism
Unprecedented Alkaloid
An unprecedented alkaloid containing both epsilon-lactam and delta-lactone rings has been characterized for its medicinal potential
Angewandte Author Profiles October 2012
Dayang Wang, Günter Mayer, and Hiroshi Shinokubo were interviewed
Increased Deep-sea Pollution
The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste
Bridged Bicycles
Making functionalized bridged bicycles in natural product synthesis just got easier thanks to a new carbene cascade reaction
Efficient Chemical Transformations of Cellulose
Cellulose is effectively converted into methanol, propylene, and ethylene glycol over Cu-based catalysts