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

2011 Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Nobel Prize Reduced to Safeguard Long-Term Capital
Size of the Nobel Prize is being reduced by 20 % to safeguard long-term capital

Fast Track to Latest Research
Early View articles of 170 peer-reviewed chemistry journals — keep yourself easily up-to-date about the latest findings in your field

Angewandte Author Profiles June 2012
Max Malacria, Kiyotomi Kaneda, Zuowei Xie, and Helmut Schwarz are interviewed this month

New X-Ray Reveals Architecture Of Small Proteincrystals
Ultrashort flashes of X-radiation allow obtaining atomic structures of macromolecules even from tiny protein crystals

100th Anniversary of the Discovery of X-ray Diffraction
X-ray diffraction proved that X-rays are waves and the space lattice theory of crystals. Its discoverer is the answer to Guess the Chemist (6)

Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Column Packing
The quick and efficient setting up of a column can take years to master. Here are some tips and tricks to set up the perfect column

Wonderlab Comic — Rainy Day
As winter begins in the southern hemisphere, Wonderlab looks at some of the many reasons chemists don't like rain

Simulated Lotus Effect
Simulation how surfaces have to look to keep themselves free of liquids also raises detection sensitivity of analytical techniques

Guess the Chemist (6)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?