Hugh Aldersey-Williams' book, Periodic Tales – A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, is reviewed by Matthias Driess

Periodic Tales

Hormone Runoff from Agricultural Fields
Rainfall can mobilize hormones from biosolids-amended agricultural fields directly to surface waters or redistribute them to terrestrial sites

Semiconductor Tin-film Solar Cell Absorber
Synchroton-based characterization techniques to illuminate properties of compound semiconductor thin-film solar cell absorbers reviewed

Mapping Hidden Nanostructures
New method to map nanostructures within materials may lead to biological imaging of the internal organization of cells

Angewandte Chemie 8/2012: Hard and Soft
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 7/2012: Providing a Sense of Orientation
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Virus Detection – Dead or Alive
First DNA-based biosensor that distinguishes between live and dead viruses

Under Lock and Key
A simple molecular lock with complementary groups for selective binding of phosphate key designed

Wonderlab Comic — Solar Energy
Sophie explores the potential of solar energy to save the world and gets the recognition she deserves

Angewandte Chemie 6/2012: High Capacity
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie