Quantum dots can be used as light-harvesting antennas for artificial photosynthetic systems

Bio Meets Nano

Cheap, Pure Hydrogen
Low-temperature platinum catalyst could be used for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell powered vehicles

Bioconjugating Complexes
Ru complex with maleimide moiety yields papain-based bioconjugates with enhanced luminescence

Metallic Sponge
Theorizing and synthesizing metallic sponges for absorption of greenhouse gases and hydrogen storage in vehicle fuel cells

Artificial Leaves
Photovoltaic devices get even more like real leaves with water-based gel which incorporates chlorophyll

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Organometallic Fuel Cell
New kind of fuel cell delivers energy and fine chemicals with no waste from renewable raw materials

Literary Prize: D. Fischer-Henningsen
The 2010 literary prize is awarded to Doris Fischer-Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief of Chemie in Unserer Zeit

Model Nickel Complex
Nickel coordinated to methyl coenzyme M provides a model for the active site of methyl coenzyme M reductase

Cracking Open Oysters
The chemical glue that allows oysters to stick to rocks has been identified; it could be used in boating and medicine