Milko E. van der Boom, Bernhard Kräutler, Neil Branda, and Thomas M. Klapötke, are interviewed this month

Angewandte Author Profiles

Lanthanoid Chemistry – New Functionalities
Rare earth elements are playing an increasing role in our daily lives due to their many interesting properties and functionalities

Use Graphene for a Quick Charge
Graphene-based supercapacitor vies with NiMH batteries on energy density but can be charged or discharged in s or min

Nobel Reactions
Reaction from the catalysis community on this year's Nobel Prize

Ingo Krossing on the Wöhler Conference
Report on the Wöhler Conference, Freiburg, Germany, and interview with its organizer, Ingo Krossing

Drug Delivery with Nanoshuttles
Catalytic nanoshuttles able to propel and navigate drug carriers to target destinations for rapid delivery of drugs

New Insights Into Oxygen Reduction Reaction
First-principles-based mechanistic study of the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction mechanism on Pt(111) electrodes is presented

Direct Amide Hydrogenation
Amides selectively and directly hydrogenated to alcohols and amines under mild, anhydrous conditions for the first time

Artificial Photosynthesis?
Bridging link in Ru–anthracene donor-acceptor couples influences energy transfer rate; implications for artificial photosynthesis

Catalytic Fluorination – Major Challenge
Discovery of selectively adding a fluorine or trifluoromethyl group to biologically active compounds dramatically improve their properties