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

New Type of Rechargeable Battery

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

Angewandte Author Profiles August
Stefan Bräse, Younan Xia, Sjoerd Harder, and Stefan Hecht, are interviewed this month

Everybody – Many – 60 – 15 – 4
German selection process for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from the North Rhine-Westphalian point of view and its success