A self-powered tribolelectric nanosensor allows the sensitive and selective detection of mercury(II) ions

Mercury Detection by Cutting Contact

Your Body Heat, Your Clothing, Your Electricity?
Fully organic nanocomposites are prepared with high electrical conductivity and improved thermoelectric properties

Tenure Track: The Royal Road to Professorship?
Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Technical University Munich, Germany, explains how his institution is preparing to attract the best talent

Nanoparticles for Broken Hearts
Novel SiO2-based nanoparticles allow to monitor the therapeutic transplant of stem cells into damaged cardiac tissues

Biodegradable Nanoparticles against Foodborne Pathogens
Biocompatible nanoparticles encapsulated with cinnamon bark extracts prevent the growth of foodborne pathogens

Angewandte Chemie 13/2013: A Constant Source of Inspiration
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: February 2013
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2013

Dendrimers the Size of a Virus
Dendrimers have been constructed that are the size of small viruses and which could have potential as drug carriers and catalysts

Nanocomposite Battery Materials
Microwave synthesis of a high-performance nanorod/graphene hybrid for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Anticancer Graphene
Graphene nanosheet coated with silica shows synergistic chemo-photochemical effect in targeting otherwise difficult-to-treat cancer