Evaluation of quality of science performed within the Chemistry Departments at Dutch universities in the period 2001–2009

Quality of Dutch Chemical Research

First Flight by Solar Impulse Plane
First international flight by Solar Impulse plane without any fuel other than the power supplied by the sun

Angewandte Author Profiles May
Kilian Muñiz, Anthony K. Cheetham, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, and Helmuth Möhwald, are interviewed this month

Angewandte Chemie 21/2011 – The Worm that Turned
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Near-IR Dyes for Solar Cells
Much of sunlight’s energy is wasted as it lies in the near-infrared (NIR) region. New, stable NIR dyes collect and use this energy

Attack of the Sequenced Fungi
Fungi that invade crops for food and biomass production have been genetically sequenced to reveal how they attack

Angewandte Chemie 20/2011: Fireworks
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Low-Cost H2 Producing Catalyst
Cheap, abundant alternative to expensive platinum catalysts coupled with light-absorbing electrodes splits water for H2 fuel

Wonderlab Comic — Goggles
Everything is back-to-front when an accident in Wonderlab turns Sophie into the safety monitor

DFG Establishes 13 New Priority Programmes
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschft (DFG) establishes priority programmes leveraging scientific expertise in Germany and further afield