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

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

Biophysics Prize Awarded to W. Helfrich and C. Bustamante
The Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics has been awarded to Wolfgang Helfrich and Carlos Bustamante

Light Relief for Proteins
Proteins have existed for billions of years, yet their photolytically weak sulfide bridges can be cleaved by light, so how do they persist?

Seven Sins in Academic Behavior
What are the basic principles and rules of academic research?

Angewandte Chemie 50/2012: Adventures in Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie