Thermal interface material developed which is able to conduct heat 20 times better than the original polymer

Heat-Conducting Polymer

Biotech in Germany
German biotech industry is developing slowly, but cooperations with pharmaceutical, chemical and consumer industry is promising

On the Origin of Alkaloids
Understanding the biosynthetic origins of two important new natural products gives insight into their common predecessor

Fungi Turn Waste Into Wealth
A cheap by-product of table sugar production can be used for the production of biofuel after treatment with fungal exoenzymes

Encapsulation for Electrolytes
Incorporation of cyclodextrin nanochannels in solid polymer electrolytes results in enhanced conductivity

Angewandte Chemie 14/2014: Can You Do Without?
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

A Modular Approach
The gelator skeleton was systematically modified to identify favorable structural parameters for gelation

Catching Leukemic Stem Cells
Two chemicals allow leukemic stem cells to be grown in vitro and will help the development of new antileukemic drugs

Rendering Hedgehog Harmless
Novel Hedgehog inhibitors that act in a Smoothened (Smo)-independent manner have been developed

Aromatic Carbon Acts as Frustrated Lewis Pair
Ru–η6-arenes form Lewis acid–base adducts through coordination of the base to the ortho- or para-carbon atoms of the arene ring as well as at the boron centre