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

New High-Density Energetic Material

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

How Breakthroughs Occur in Research
Tthe concept of viral research areas and "Black Swan events", using the example of organic synthesis

Angewandte Chemie 37/2012: Samarium and Beyond
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Sason Shaik on the Motivation Behind his Research
Professor Sason Shaik, Israel, talks about the motivation behind his research and how that has led him into diverse areas

Golden Bullets for Cancer
Alkynyl phosphine gold complexes show antiproliferative effects in tumor cells, enzyme inhibition, and influence angiogenesis

Plugging in a Ball and Socket
A supramolecular complex between a fullerene and a concave coronene derivative can be processed into photovoltaic devices

Angewandte Chemie 36/2012: About Gold and Swans
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Author Profiles August 2012
Shu-Li You, Oliver Reiser, Ying-Chun Chen, Julius Rebek, Jr., and Holger Braunschweig were interviewed this month

Direction Selection
New method for template-directed DNA synthesis in the 3’ and 5’ directions could help explain origin of life