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

Light Vortex

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!
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 42/2011: High Throughput and Efficiency
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Colorful Leaves
New chlorophyll decomposition product found in Norway maple

Angewandte Author Profiles October
Michael Krische, Hans-Joachim Freund, Jun Okuda, and Eric Kool are interviewed this month