An overview of the latest trend report published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, the GDCh magazine

2012 Trends in Organic Chemistry

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Carl Duisberg Plaque for E. Wille
The Carl Duisberg Plaque of the GDCh has been awarded to Eva Wille for her outstanding services to scientific publishing

GDCh Awards for B. List and M. Christmann
The Horst Precejus Prize and the Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize of the GDCh have been awarded to Benjamin List and Mathais Christmann

Wilhelm-Ostwald Newcomer Award 2012
Dr. Kathrin Lange wins the Wilhelm-Ostwald Newcomer Award 2012 for the best thesis in the domain of Physical Chemistry

Catalyst Production Inspired by Audio Cassettes
Economical nanostructured iron–cobalt catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis using a modified production process for cassettes
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Supramolecular Cucurbit[n]uril Ladders
Cucurbituril dimers bind a range of guests and can form supramolecular ladders with nanoscale dimensions

New Route to Wires of Diamond
Carbon nanowires obtained by tempering diamantane dicarboxylic acid inside carbon nanotubes

Alkyne Metathesis on the Rise
Latest generation of alkyne metathesis catalysts holds considerable promise for synthesis and numerous applications

Chemistry Needed: Synthetic Biology as a New Incentive for Interdisciplinarity
Petra Schwille, MPI for Biochemistry, Germany, looks at how chemical synthesis is essential for synthetic biology