A large number of representative examples of mechanically interlocked molecules from the past decade have been described and discussed

Mechanically Interlocked Molecules

Spider Silk Violin Strings
Spider silk violin strings with a unique packing structure generate a soft and profound timbre

Lessons for U.S. From EU’s REACH Program
Regulating industrial chemicals: Report suggests lessons for U.S. lawmakers from the European Union’s REACH program

J. Wang Receives Breyer Medal
Joseph Wang has received the top prize in electrochemistry from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)

Marine Natural Product Stops Cancer Drug Resistance
Lamellarins, natural products isolated from marine mollusks and sponges, show potential in treating multidrug resistant cancer

Angewandte Author Profiles April 2012
François Diederich, Warren E. Piers, Masahiro Murakami, and Ning Jiao are interviewed this month

80th Birthday: Werner Hanke
Werner Hanke, long-time Editor of the journal ZAAC, celebrates his 80th birthday

Polymer, Heal Thy Self
Thermoplastic elastomers with high modulus and toughness can spontaneously heal themselves and be useful in countless products

Angewandte Chemie 16/2012: Activate!
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Shifting Silicon with Boron Ligands
Stabilizing an organosilicon compound makes it behave more like a transition metal than a carbene-type compound