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Angewandte Chemie 45/2011: A Variety of Shapes

Angewandte Author Profiles November
Michel R. Gagné, Andreas Kirschning, Fernando P. Cossio, and Jurriaan Huskens are interviewed this month

P4 Activation with Silylenes
Activation of white phosphorus with silylenes gives two unusual Si–P compounds that could be precursors for semiconducting materials

Light Vortex
Simply stirring a gelled solution of dye can result in circularly polarized luminescence

Carbon-Chitosan Complex Removes Heavy Metal
Novel activated carbon-chitosan complex removes Pb2+ and Cd2+ from industrial wastewaters

New Guest-Accepting Organic Crystals
Organic alloys with guest-acceptor capabilities could allow crystal properties to be tuned by doping or mixing

Angewandte Chemie 44/2011: A Combination Made in Heaven
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

100 Years of the Fritz Haber Institute
Special Issue of Angewandte Chemie celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fritz Haber Institue of the Max Planck Society

Scientific Social Responsibility: A Call to Arms
Flemming Besenbacher argues that the distinction between basic and strategic research is an artificial one perpetuated by policymakers

Angewandte Chemie 43/2011: Happy Birthday, Fritz!
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