Nickel coordinated to methyl coenzyme M provides a model for the active site of methyl coenzyme M reductase
Model Nickel Complex
Cracking Open Oysters
The chemical glue that allows oysters to stick to rocks has been identified; it could be used in boating and medicine
Pallada-Bacteria
Biosorption of palladium from water turns industrial waste directly into C–C bond forming catalysts
Awarded: R. Schlögl and J. Lehmann
DECHEMA Plaque awarded to Robert Schlögl, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, and Jürgen Lehmann, University of Bielefeld
Intellectual Drought
Exposure to manganese at levels common in groundwater associated with intellectual impairment in children
Bursting Cancer’s Bubble
Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort
Infinite Conducting Molecular Wires
First polymeric tetracarboxylato Rh derivatives presented are suitable as molecular wires
Disobedient Ceramics
Ceramic materials that disobey Ohm's law of electrical resistance could help explain why certain circuits degrade
A Little Toxic
The toxicity of nanomaterials is in its infancy despite a huge amount of research into nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene
Bowl Me Over with Polyoxometalates
The polyoxometalate species, [Pd7V6O24(OH)2]6-, has been reported. The mixed metal Pd7V6 unit is bowl-shaped with C2v symmetry