German selection process for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from the North Rhine-Westphalian point of view and its success

Everybody – Many – 60 – 15 – 4

Tape-Stripping Test
Tape-stripping technique can be used to monitor worker exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons including pyrene and benzo(a)pyrene

Mass Appeal of Serotonin Binding
Screening technique using a nonlabeled reporter ligand for the human serotonin transporter could improve depression drugs

Angewandte Chemie 32/2011: Pearls On A String
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Adapt and Analyze
Home glucose monitor adapted to target other analytes including cocaine, adenosine, interferon-gamma of tuberculosis and uranium

Analysis of Haloacetic Acids in Water
In-line preconcentration capillary zone electrophoresis for the analysis of haloacetic acids in water

Chromogenic Ni2+ Receptor
First example of a coumarin-based chromogenic receptor exhibiting a reconfigurable logic gate pattern

Ryoji Noyori Introduces RIKEN
Ryoji Noyori Introduces RIKEN, Japan’s flagship institution for comprehensive scientific research

Detection of Crude Oil in Seawater
Proof of principle for on-field detection of crude oil using portable membrane inlet mass spectrometer (MIMS)

Chemistry Students & Graduates 2011 — Latest Trends From Germany
The GDCh published the 2010 statistics on chemistry students and graduates at Universities and Fachhochschulen in Germany