Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 4/2011: Women in Chemistry

Language Skills Important in Graduate Recruitment
Europe-wide survey among employers shows that for graduate recruitment soft skills are as valued as sector-specific and computer skills

Women Chemists
What is the reason for the scarcity of top-flight women chemists in academia?

Chemical Approach to Graphene Nanoribbons
Bottom-up synthesis of conjugated graphene nanoribbons up to 40 nm with defined structures has been developed

Single Molecule Imaging of Hotspots
Electromagnetic hotspots on optically lit metallic surfaces shown to be highly localized by Brownian Emitter Adsorption Super-resolution Technique (BEAST)

Converting Wasted Heat Into Electricity
Nanostructured material exhibits high thermoelectric figure of merit that is expected to convert 14 % of heat waste to electricity

Job: EuCheMS General Secretary
EuCheMS invites candidates for the position of General Secretary in its Brussels office. Closing date 6 February

Wiley-CST Outstanding Publication Award
The Wiley-CST Award for Outstanding Publication was awarded to P. Rashatasakhon and T. Buajarern at PACCON 2011

Targeted Delivery with Self-Adjusting Magnet
Method to immobilize drug capsules without damaging surrounding tissue could lead to localized or increased drug absorption

Making Fuel Cells Durable with Pt Nanostars
Starlike, platinum-based nanowire crystals could provide more stable cathodes for fuel cell applications