Mendeleev's Periodic Table is, for many, the symbol of chemistry but is the current layout the best one?

Periodic Debate

More Stable Nanocomposites for Solar Cells
Improved long-term stabilty of solar cells possible with nanoparticle coating that prevents aggregation in nanocomposites

Angewandte Chemie 24/2011: Rapid Acquisition Yet High Quality
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Chemistry of a Hangover — Alcohol and its Consequences Part 2
How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery? Klaus Roth looks at how ethanol is metabolized

Wonderlab Comic — Alcohol Lamp
It's Gin-Jo's birthday in the Wonderlab and Sophie has arranged a little surprise

Paul Rey (1940 – 2011)
Paul Rey, organic chemist and member of the European Network MAGMANet, has passed away

Power Grid Buffer?
Fluctuations in the power grid due to wind or solar sources could be solved by new production process for supercapacitors

Angewandte Author Profiles June
José L. Alonso, Jin-Quan Yu, Guy Bertrand, and Kenichiro Itami, are interviewed this month

110th Bunsentagung
Impressions from the 110th Bunsentagung, the annual meeting for Physical Chemistry in Berlin, Germany

Christian Eggeling Awarded
Christian Eggeling, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany, receives the Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein Prize