Thermoplastic elastomers with high modulus and toughness can spontaneously heal themselves and be useful in countless products

Polymer, Heal Thy Self

Angewandte Chemie 16/2012: Activate!
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Improved Mussel Adhesive
Biocompatible, waterproof, self-healing, and reversible: A new adhesive for medical applications?

Selective Cellulose Conversion
A series of Ni-promoted W2C catalysts was prepared and evaluated for the catalytic conversion of cellulose into ethylene glycol

Understanding Ice
The unusual properties of ice under compression are due to Coulomb repulsion between bonding and non-bonding electron pairs

Happy Easter From ChemistryViews
ChemistryViews wishes all its readers a happy Easter and recommends some articles to get you in the Easter spirit

New Phase of Hydrogen
New phase of hydrogen discovered in which the diatomic molecules break apart to form six-atom rings, similar to graphene

Boiled Eggs: Soft and Hard — Part 2
We examine an egg on its journey from hen to table, including the first in situ monitoring methods, to ensure the perfect breakfast egg

On the Dot
Recently reported new class of quantum dot has the potential to combine magnetic and optical properties, opening the door for new applications

Wonderlab Comic — I Major in Chemistry
Have you ever found yourself in one of these familiar situations when you tell people you are a chemist?