The Magazine of Chemistry Europe

Photoswitchable azobenzene derivatives can be used to optically control TRPV1 channels that mediate the response to noxious heat

Design of lipidated light-responsive constructs that sequester bioagents to the membranes of organelles and cells

Claus Feldmann, Germany, discusses how solid-state reactions can be sped up without increasing the reaction temperature

Zhang-Jie Shi, Peking University, China, has been awarded the OMCOS Award for organometallic chemistry

Wolfgang Plischke, Member of the Board of Management, Bayer AG, explains what has made the company so successful

Two different terpyridine ligands self-assemble when mixed with zinc(II) ions to form 2D or 3D spoked wheels

Martyn Poliakoff, UK, and freelance filmmaker Brady Haran discuss how YouTube can be used to inspire the next generation of chemists

The virulence factor malleobactin has been shown to contain an unprecedented nitro-bearing amino acid

Eric Anslyn, University of Texas at Austin, USA, awarded for outstanding work in the field of macrocyclic chemistry

Tomoki Ogoshi, Kanazawa University, Japan, has been awarded for significant work in supramolecular chemistry