Triple-layer catalyst opens way for detection of small molecules by mimicking allosteric enzymes

Allosteric Catalyst

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

Solid Spheres
Nanospheres made of aromatic amino acids: The most rigid organic nanostructures to date

Proteomic Approach
A proteomics approach to protein binding provides a pull-down menu for medicinal chemists

Janus Gel
A long-chain organogelator behaves normally in toluene, but changes to a heat-responsive gelator when lithium chloride is added

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

Tracking Tautomers
Broadband dielectric spectroscopy monitors tautomerism in drugs to discover their shelf-life

Funding Information
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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