Accurate chronology of the kings of ancient Egypt mapped using a radiocarbon analysis of short-lived plant remains from the region.

Pharaoh Time

Let's Have a Break
An interesting redox reaction gives a metallacarborane species at RT by C-C bond breakage of a highly stable aromatic arene.

Angew. Chem. 27/2010: Communication Matters
Overview on the current issue of the Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Mixing Fire and Water
Hydrothermolysis of ammonia borane could lead to improved hydrogen storage system for car fuel cells.

Old Haunts Revisited
Proposed a biosynthesis of (+)-symbioimine re-examined, resulting in successful intramolecular Diels−Alder (IMDA) cyclization

Clusters' Last Stand
f-Element Chemistry is the topic of the June EurJIC Cluster Issue edited by Gerd Meyer, University of Colone.

Light Iron for Hydrogen
Iron catalyst shows hydrogen generation is possible under visible light irradiation and at ambient temperatures.

Secret of Herpesviruses Revealed
Histine modifications allow the Kaposi Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) to switch between latent and active states.

Silver and Gold
Visible-light catalysis, using silver chloride nanowires decorated with gold nanoparticles, may decompose organic molecules in polluted water

Cell By Cell
Manipulation of nanowires could lead to delivery of molecular doses of biologically active chemicals to individual cells.