An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 20/2012: A Trip through the World of Chemistry

Growing Gold Semishells
Pre-formed Janus silica particles in the synthesis of Au semishells, allows modulating the geometry and morphology

Angewandte Author Profiles May 2012
Barry M. Trost, Armido Studer, Kazuaki Ishihara, and Qi-Lin Zhou are interviewed this month

Angewandte Chemie 19/2012: The Secret of Print
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Mystery in CO2 Conversion Solved
Insights into the process which converts carbon dioxide into methanol could make it possible to recycle greenhouse gas

80th Birthday: Wolfgang Beck
Organometallic chemist, Wolfgang Beck, Technical University Munich, celebrates his 80th birthday

Stacking Effects of Coordination Compounds
Combined experimental and theoretical study on competition between noncovalent anion–π and π–π stacking interactions

Silicon Nanosponges for Cellular Patterning
Microscopic patterning of mammalian cells using inorganic nanosponges could facilitate new tissue engineering technology

Guess the Chemist (5)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

New Copper Coordination Compounds
Two Cu(II)-coordination compounds with tridentate aliphatic hydrazone ligand were characterized, and their biological effects tested