23 women scientists were awarded to acknowledge and promote the work of women chemists and chemical engineers worldwide

Distinguished Women Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Award 2011

IYC 2011 in Hungary
Hungary celebrated the IYC 2011 with a fire with water – water with fire event

Mechanism to Stabilize Nanoparticles in ILs
Molecular interactions of solvation and stabilization mechanisms of metallic nanoparticles in ionic liquids

Bacteria Damage Pipelines
Effects of ethanol-loving bacteria on fatigue cracking of pipeline steel

First Tricolor Liquid Crystals
Thermal and mechanical stimuli switch the luminescence of a liquid-crystal mixture between three different colors

Wonderlab Comic — Gloves
Gin-Jo and Sophie discover the importance of wearing — and removing — gloves

Everybody – Many – 60 – 15 – 4
German selection process for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from the North Rhine-Westphalian point of view and its success

Mobility of Metals in Soil
New method to precisely and simultaneously quantify metals in soils and to describe their reactivity at short- and long-term

Walking on Water
Low-cost microrobot with superhydrophobic legs inspired by water striders can walk on water

Angewandte Chemie 32/2011: Pearls On A String
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie