An overview of the latest trend report published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, the GDCh magazine
2010 Trends in Solid State Chemistry
Tuned Enzymes for Feedstock Production
Extra guest molecule in an enzyme’s binding pocket enables methanol production from methane
Women in Chemistry — Interview with Uta Wille
Associate Professor Uta Wille, University of Melbourne, Australia, followed a unique career path from atmospheric to organic chemistry, from Germany to Australia
Sensitive to Oxygen
New class of phosphorescent iridium(III) porphyrin complexes leads to tunable oxygen indicators
Glowing Spirals From Chemical Gradients
Chemical scaffolds guide fluorescing bacteria into precisely defined three-dimensional spiral patterns
Women in Chemistry — Interview with Zuriati Zakaria
Professor Zuriati Zakaria, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), is the first Malay woman from Malaysia to receive a PhD in chemistry
Six Steps to Strychnine
The nightmarish effects of strychnine are nothing compared to its systematic name, which hints at how difficult it is to make
Biotech Crops Over 1 Billion Hectares
Developing nations drive growth at adoption rates exceeding industrialized countries
Combined Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors
Gold microcapsules with air-filled cavities act as contrast agent for ultrasound and photothermically activated drug for cancer
Wonderlab Comic — Litmus Paper
Sophie and friends discover the joys and pitfalls of litmus paper