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

Ingo Krossing on the Wöhler Conference

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

Angewandte Chemie 46/2010: Food for Thought
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

High-rate Nanoparticle Production
Microreactor speeds nanotech particle production by 500 times

Jürgen Gmehling Awarded
Jürgen Gmehling, University of Oldenburg, Germany, receives the Gmelin-Beilstein-Denkmünze Award

Mess-ter Comic – ROP is Easy!
A comic series by Sophie Lin: In part 3 she depicts how chemistry can sometimes surprise you