The nominees for the German Future Prize of the Federal President for Technology and Innovation have been announced

German Future Prize Nominees

Organic Solar Cells with Record Efficiency
Record power conversion efficiency for polymer-based solar cells achieved by the incorporation of vertically oriented nanorods

New Type of Rechargeable Battery
Rechargeable batteries in cars could give way to microporous polymer that is an unusually powerful supercapacitor

Angewandte Chemie 35/2011: In Your Brain
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Gold Nanoparticles Boost Organic Solar Cell Efficiency
A 20 % improvement in the power conversion of organic solar cells can be achieved by incorporating gold nanoparticles

Single Gene Could Increase Biofuel Production
The discovery of a single, key gene could lead to the streamlined production of cheaper biofuels

Living Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell
Hydrogen-powered symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels discovered

Solar Energy Management
Storing power is complicated and expensive; smart energy management system makes it possible to use electricity when generated

Interview with Editors of ChemistryOpen
Interview with the editors of the new ChemPubSoc Europe journal ChemistryOpen – youngest member, but a first in many aspects

Angewandte Chemie 33/2011: Caught on Gold
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie