An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 13/2012: Chemistry of Life

Photocatalytic Water Reduction
New intermolecular heterobimetallic system for photocatalytic water reduction presented - significant improvement of performance of catalyst system

Ethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass by Bacteria
Thermoanaerobacterium AK17 is a promising ethanol producer with high yields from lignocellulosic biomass

Photochemical Reduction Towards Monolayer Graphene Sheets
A simple photo-irradiation process could generate stable aqueous dispersions of conductive graphene sheets in larger quantities

Angewandte Chemie 12/2012: Worth the Trip
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Nanoparticles Increase Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria
Nanoalumina promotes the horizontal transfer of multiresistance genes mediated by plasmids across genera

Molecular Impact of Ionic Liquids
First molecular level monitoring of carbohydrate conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquids

Most Accessed Articles: February 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2012

Sherwood Rowland (1927 – 2012)
Sherwood Rowland, winner of the Nobel Prize for his work showing that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion, dies

Asian Super Grid for Renewable Energies
DESERTEC Foundation and the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) sign memorandum of understanding