The 2010 literary prize is awarded to Doris Fischer-Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief of Chemie in Unserer Zeit

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

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

Biosorption of palladium from water turns industrial waste directly into C–C bond forming catalysts

DECHEMA Plaque awarded to Robert Schlögl, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, and Jürgen Lehmann, University of Bielefeld

Exposure to manganese at levels common in groundwater associated with intellectual impairment in children

Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort

First polymeric tetracarboxylato Rh derivatives presented are suitable as molecular wires

Ceramic materials that disobey Ohm's law of electrical resistance could help explain why certain circuits degrade

The toxicity of nanomaterials is in its infancy despite a huge amount of research into nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene