The Adolf von Baeyer Medal of the GDCh is awarded to François Diederich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

François Diederich Receives Baeyer Medal

Introducing the Young Chemists Forum
The Young Chemists Forum (JCF) of the GDCh represents nearly one-fifth of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)

Balloon Competition of the Young Chemists Forum
IYC 2011 Balloon Competition is organized by the JungChemikerForum (Young Chemists Forum; JCF) of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker

Unusual Aromaticity in Boron Wheels
Aromatic planar boron rings with metal centers display unusual bonding and aromaticity

High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries
Promising anode material for high-power lithium-ion batteries has lithium-ion diffusivity 400 times faster than in Si

H.-J. Freund Receives Karl-Ziegler-Award
Hans-Joachim Freund, director of the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany, will be awarded the Karl Ziegler Prize

Polymerization-Powered Microspiders
Polymerization reaction drives micromotor that weaves a web and can be directed towards specific targets

The Future of Chemical Education
Peter Atkins discusses the future of chemical education and the role of the multimedia electronic textbook

Wolfram Koch on the GDCh’s Top Event
Wolfram Koch, Executive Director, GDCh, talks about the up-coming Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2011 in Bremen, Germany

Hydrocarbon Encapsulation and Separation
Pumpkin-shaped molecular container displays high affinity and selectivity for small hydrocarbons with applications in gas separation