First inclusion of Cr(III) spinel at the core of a quantum dot points the way to fine tuning the properties of QDs

New Class of Quantum Dot

Angewandte Author Profiles March
Manfred Scheer, Uwe Rosenthal, Shuit-Tong Lee, and Michael M. Haley are interviewed this month

Angewandte Chemie 11/2012: A Sustainable Future
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

ON/OFF Regulation of Catalysis
A nanoswitch uses chemical inputs to reversible turn an organocatalytic Knoevenagel reaction on and off

Dynamic Photoswitching in Liquid Crystals
First chiral dopants that induce a helical inversion in chiral nematic liquid crystals (N*-LC) may be applicable for advanced optical memory devices

Graphene: New Risk to the Respiratory System
Study highlights importance of graphene nanoplatelet shape as driver for toxicity

Angewandte Chemie 10/2012: Click! Goes the Sulfur
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Planar Autonomous Self-Assembly of Ionic Nanoparticles
At a planar CH2Cl2-water interface positively charged nanoparticles (NPs) spontaneously self-assemble into hexagonally close-packed lattices

A Brighter, Whiter Light
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that are stable and emit bright white light have been developed by researchers in Korea

Angewandte Chemie 9/2012: Sunny Outlook
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie