Biotechnologically relevant class of enzymes synthesized

Enzymes for Manipulation of Algal Biomass

Bioethanol Manufacturing Wastewater
Bioethanol distillery wastewater treated by using thermophilic microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

Stable Iron Nanoparticles as Contrast Agents
Iron nanoparticles with an iron oxide shell resist oxidation and maintain magnetic properties needed for biomedical applications

What, Another Nobel Prize in Chemistry to a Nonchemist?
Roald Hoffmann discusses the purpose of the Nobel Prizes and why areas like biochemistry should be recognized

Molecular Cut and Paste
Peptides and antibodies used as handles and anchors for single-molecule cut and paste in high-precision molecular assembly

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

BASF’s Plant Science Plans
BASF to invest USD 33 million in plant science R&D facilities in North Carolina

Breaking the Nicotinamide Habit
Combining chromate reductase with Rh catalyst gives simple route to reduced conjugated C=C bonds without the need for nicotinamide cofactor

The 2012 Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Top 10 most important technologies that will impact on the state of the world in the near future

Alfred Oberholz (1952 – 2012)
Alfred Oberholz, former Chairman of DECHEMA and Member of the Board of Evonik AG, has passed away