The Hong Kong Education City Limited has initiated an International Year of Chemistry 2011 (HK) Online Video Competition

Online Video Competition

RIKEN Beijing Representative Office
New RIKEN Representative Office opened in Beijing, China, to contribute towards developing Asian solutions to global issues like energy, environment, food

A Breakthrough in Selective Synthesis
Palladium catalyst selectively activates C–H bonds in an unactivated CH2 group in coupling reaction leading to indolines

ChemSusChem Appoints New Editor-in-Chief
Guido Kemeling named as Editor-in-Chief of ChemSusChem

Biomimetic Iron Complex for C—H Activation
Iron complex that mimics the non-heme high-spin sites in biological enzymes could point way to C—H activation of alcohols

Angewandte Chemie 28/2011: Every Step an Improvement
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Modular Modification of Gold Nanoparticles
Modular nanoparticle approach permits many different combinations of surface modification, hold promise for drug delivery

Angewandte Author Profiles July
Hans-Dieter Arndt, Flemming Besenbacher, Vincent L. Pecoraro, and Emmanuel Lacôte, are interviewed this month

CO2 Fixation by Tin and Silica
Direct conversion of CO2 to dimethyl carbonate possible with organotin species supported by mesoporous silica

Making Solar Cells with an Inkjet Printer
Inkjet printing of solar cells with highly efficient energy absorber now possible thanks new ink