Professor Nicholas J. Turro, Columbia University, USA, has passed away
Nicholas Turro (1938 – 2012)
Micro Fuel Cell of Bulk Metallic Glass
A bulk metallic glass micro fuel cell displays advantages over traditional micro fuel cell designs in terms of performance and fabrication
145 Years of Dynamite
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel after an accident at a nitroglycerin factory killed his brother; answer to Guess the Chemist (11)
Understanding (Non)-Switching on Surfaces
Loss of bistability is the main reason why azobenzene cannot be switched between conformations when adsorbed on a surface
Dual Recognition Processes of Diazaperopyrenium
The diazaperopyrenium cation can undergo both heterophilic and homophilic recognition processes
Angewandte Chemie 48/2012: Disorder Leads to Order
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Dissolving Ytterbium
The ionization energies of complexes between a rare-earth metal (Yb) and ammonia were measured for the first time
A Bright Future for Silicon
The first ordered Si nanocrystal arrays may provide a new platform to study and tailor the light-emitting properties of silicon
Guess the Chemist (11)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Most Accessed Articles: October 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2012