Each of the 34 designs of the official Olympic torch has relyed on chemistry to stay alight throughout the torch relay
The Chemical Journey of the Olympic Torch
So Much Fun with Chemistry: Vote & Submit Chemistry Jokes
Vote how much you like a joke and submit your own; it will be added to the form and the best one will win a prize
Kinetics of Chemical Reactions
Book looking at experimental and theoretical kinetic methods is reviewed by Frerich Keil, Germany
Stabilized Metal Nanoparticles for Selective Hydrogenation
Nanoparticles stabilized by a cationic polymer can be dispersed in wide range of solvents and ionic liquids leading to good catalytic activity
Cancer Test on Paper
A simple paper-based array can be used for electrochemical cancer screening according to Chinese researchers
Angewandte Chemie 32/2012: Networking
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Electrophilic Sneeze
Terpenoids isolated from common ragweed show ability to induce airways irritation
Heinz A. Staab (1926 ‒ 2012)
Heinz A. Staab, former President of the Max Planck Society and GDCh, died on July 29
Making Cisplatin Nanoparticles
Self-assembling cholesterol-succinic acid-cisplatinum II-based nanoparticles display high antitumor activity and reduce nephrotoxicity
Organic Compounds Suitable For Printable Electronics
Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of thiazolothiazole derivatives for use in organic field-effect transistors are described