Simply stirring a gelled solution of dye can result in circularly polarized luminescence
Light Vortex
Switching On And Off the Chemical Light
Hindered photochromic benzo- and naphtho[1,3]oxazines can switch rapidly between colorless and colored forms under ultraviolet irradiation
On Being — A Scientist's Exploration of the Great Questions of Existence
Peter Atkins' new book, On Being, exploring the great questions of existence is reviewed by Uwe Meierhenrich
New Rules for Reaction Dynamics
The Polanyi rules which describe the partitioning of energy in reaction barriers have been shown to neglect long-range steric forces
New Guest-Accepting Organic Crystals
Organic alloys with guest-acceptor capabilities could allow crystal properties to be tuned by doping or mixing
Angewandte Chemie 44/2011: A Combination Made in Heaven
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Is Universal, Simple Melting Point Prediction Possible?
Prediction of the melting point of ionic liquids could allow structural refinement before the first synthesis
Most Accessed Articles: September 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for September 2011
100 Years of the Fritz Haber Institute
Special Issue of Angewandte Chemie celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fritz Haber Institue of the Max Planck Society
Hollow-Fiber Membranes for Biomedical Applications
Comprehensive comparison of hollow-fiber membranes for 129Xe NMR spectroscopy could improve setup