Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 28/2019: Essentials of Life

Printing on Water
Inkjet printing of self-supporting structured objects onto liquid surfaces

A Flexible Heater for Textiles
Heater for wearable electronics made out of PET fibers with a titanium-carbide-based coating

New Type of Zwitterionic Polymer Prevents Biofouling
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is an excellent zwitterionic group for nonfouling materials

In Vitro Vascular System
Plastic‐based microfluidic chip allows the engineering and configuration of 3D vascular networks

First Semiconductor Crystal in Spiral Form
Layers of material lying at an angle to each other can develop completely new optical, thermal, and electronic properties

2018 Impact Factors of ACES Journals
Newest Journal Citation Report results

Copying Iridescent Colors of Beetles
Colloidal inorganic nanowires assemble into a material with high chiroptical activity

Flame-Retardant Battery Electrolyte
Lithium-metal batteries made safer with non-flammable electrolyte and lithium nitrate additive

New Stage in Atomic-Resolution Electron Microscopy
Magnetic objective lens system realizes a magnetic field-free environment at the sample position