Network with around eight partners from the US, Europe, Asia/Australia focussing on developing biologics-based drugs planned

Pfizer Launches Academic Network

More Battery Materials
BASF: new production facility for cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in Elyria, USA

Cloaking Device
Making the passage of time invisible (and the illusion of a Star Trek transporter)

Infrared Security
Chemicals hidden in clothes detected with near-IR spectroscopy by British chemists; might improve security screening

Angewandte Chemie 47/2010: Radically New
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Novel Hybrid Fuel Cell Design
Synthesized anion-conducting polymers characterized on hybrid polymer electrolyte fuel cell with acidic anode/membrane & alkaline cathode

New Detection of Nuclear Material
Scheme for detecting a concealed source of radioactive material without searching shipping containers one by one proposed

Sleep Disorders, Diabetes & Cancer
Scientists identify new mechanism regulating daily biological rhythms offering novel target for treatment of sleep disorders, diabetes and cancer

Crystalline 2D DNA Origami Arrays
Double-layer DNA-origami tile with two orthogonal domains underwent self-assembly into well-ordered, 2–3 μm 2D DNA arrays

CSI: Drugs in Blood Pattern Analysis
Effect of amphetamines on the analysis of bloodstains: implications for crime scene investigations and legal proceedings