How well are the most important climate models able to predict the weather conditions for the coming year or even the next decade?

How Reliable Are Climate Models?

From Supramolecular to Systems Chemistry: Complexity Emerging out of Simplicity
Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern University, USA, asks what does the future hold for supramolecular chemistry?

Angewandte Chemie 52/2012: Happy Holidays!
Overview on the current issue of the Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The Science of Santa
173 million deliveries in 31 hours? We look at the science behind Santa's Technosleigh and what makes Rudolph's nose glow

World’s Largest Telescope
Germany enters as the tenth country involved in the pre-construction phase of the world’s largest telescope

Surface Immobilization
Surface immobilization of functional groups achieved by radical grafting to carbon-based interfaces

A DNA Hydrogel Capable of Metamorphosis
US researchers have created a DNA-based hydrogel with unique mechanical features useful in electronics or for medical purposes

Tired of Rankings
Planned boycott of rankings of the German Chemistry Departments at the Universities

Pulsating Microcapsules
Polymer gel microcapsules can oscillate in and out depending on pH, offering potential for regular, self-medicating devices

Chlorination Reveals Fullerene Structure
A new isomer of a higher fullerene, Cs-C82 (4), captured by chlorination and characterized