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Improved Li-ion Batteries
Improved rate capability and excellent cycling performance achieved by modified electrode material

Efficient Intermolecular C–C Bond Formation Reactions
Transient radical cation intermediates generated at electrodes enable efficient intramolecular C–C bond formation reactions

Fundamental Research Needs Excellent Scientists and its Own Space
Helmut Schwarz and Daniela Kneißl outline the requirements for excellent fundamental research

Molecular Flip-Flop
The first molecule that acts as a D (delay) flip-flop device and is all-photonic takes us a step closer to molecular electronics

Hard Working Editors
Electroanalysis editors Joseph Wang and José M. Pingarrón used the late-night hours to finalize the strategic planning for 2012

Multifaceted Magnetite Promising for Batteries
Magnetite nanocrystals with multiple facets show potential as lithium ion battery anode material with high storage capacity

Angewandte Author Profiles December
Robert Mulvey, Xinliang Feng, Rhett Kempe, and Zhang-Jie Shi are interviewed this month

What Makes a Candle Flame?
The different reaction zones of a candle flame and its heat and mass transfer pathways

Ouroboros Breathes Benzene
As benzene breathes, its aromaticity ebbs and flows according to new derivative current-density maps