Damping function shows closer connection to reality than traditional zero damping method in density functional theory (DFT) calculations

Effect of the Damping Function in DFT-D

Angewandte Author Profiles October
Michael Krische, Hans-Joachim Freund, Jun Okuda, and Eric Kool are interviewed this month

Folding Solution
First experiments to hint at the mechanism of hydration of hydrophobic polymers could lead to understanding of protein folding

Ionically Ideal
Metals dissolved in ionic liquids display the full range of solution behavior from classical non-polar solutions to thermodynamically ideal

Austrian Chemistry Days
Internationally renowned speakers, outstanding young Austrian award winner, society cooperations in Linz, Austria

Artificial Photosynthesis with Peptide Nanotubes
Self-assembled peptide nanotubes mimic photosynthesis and regenerate NADH at much higher rates than inorganic nanomaterials

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Dan Shechtman, Israel Institute of Technology, for the discovery of quasicrystals

Nobel Prizes 2011
The 2011 Nobel Prizes will be awarded this week - Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced

Nobel Prize in Physics 2011
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2011 has been awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, and Adam Riess

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Final Voting Results Wednesday 5 October
The Nobel Prize will be announced shortly: ChemistryViews.org readers think that these scientists will win