An overview of the latest trend report published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, the GDCh magazine

2010 Trends in Physical Chemistry

Tuned Enzymes for Feedstock Production
Extra guest molecule in an enzyme’s binding pocket enables methanol production from methane

Angewandte Chemie 11/2011: Functional and Suitable
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Tailored Geometries for Best Dispersion and Emulsification
Microchannels of varying geometries demonstrate effect of channel shape on high-pressure dispersion and emulsification

Separating the (Nano)wheat from the (Nano)chaff
New method for the purification of nanowires using cross-flow filtration used to separate nanowires from nanoparticle by-products

Glowing Spirals From Chemical Gradients
Chemical scaffolds guide fluorescing bacteria into precisely defined three-dimensional spiral patterns

Angewandte Author Profiles March
Raymond Ziessel, Didier Astruc, Steven P. Nolan, and Ben L. Feringa, are interviewed this month

Spectroscopy of Stable C7H7+
Benzylium and tropylium cations have been trapped and identified in neon matrices

Combined Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors
Gold microcapsules with air-filled cavities act as contrast agent for ultrasound and photothermically activated drug for cancer

Dissolved Carbon Alters Catalysts
Role of dissolved carbon from catalyst supports studied; offers possibilities for rational design of heterogeneous catalysts