The Magazine of Chemistry Europe

Book on applications of MOFs and discussing the advantages and limits of the material is reviewed by Jiří Čejka, Czech Republic

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for April 2012

Herbert C. Brown won the Nobel Prize for his work on organoboranes and hydroboration; also the answer to Guess the Chemist (5)

The German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry presented several awards at their annual conference in Leipzig

Bowman-James, Bianchi, and Garcìa-España' book, Anion Coordination Chemistry, is reviewed by Philip Gale, UK

Potassium borosulfate created which crystallizes in a polar space group

Prize from the European Materials Research Society awarded to Molly Stevens, UK, and Francesco Stellacci, Switzerland

Disposable touch pads based on metallized paper could be incorporated into packaging or be used as disposable games

Summary of the progress in the synthesis and study of the fascinating natural products chlorosulfolipids

The 2012 Wolf Prize recognizes Paul Alivisatos and Charles Lieber, pioneers in nanotechnology