First total synthesis of wild-type erythropoietin glycoprotein, hormone stimulating red blood cell production, has been accomplished

A recent cover in Angewandte Chemie included a hidden dedication. Did you spot it?

Professor Herbert Waldmann, Germany, is the recipient of the 2012 Emil Fischer Medal, awarded for work in organic chemistry

Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, awarded GDCh prize for work on inorganic chemistry

Walter Thiel, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, has received the 2012 Liebig Memorial Medal of the GDCh

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Ceria nanoparticles could lessen the damage from ischemic strokes

Fluorescent carbon dots can be made by plasma pyrolysis from egg whites or yolks and used as printer ink

Tris(triazolo)benzene and its derivatives are thermally stable and have moderate to good detonation properties

Enzymatic etching used to build nano- and microscale surface topologies to allow easy and rapid detection of tumor cells in blood