M. Dröscher, President of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) at the start of the Angewandte Symposium in Tokyo, Japan

Angewandte Symposium in Tokyo: GDCh President M. Dröscher

Black Hole Swallows Star
Rare astronomical event, expected once in 100 million years, attributed to a star being ripped apart by a black hole

Opioid Affinity
Natural products from fungus with affinity for opioid and cannabinoid receptors in the brain hint at new analgesics and addiction therapies

Watching Elusive Radicals
New experimental setup lets researchers "watch" biologically relevant radicals in action

Marcel Wubbolts New Chief Technology Officer
Marcel Wubbolts, currently Vice President R&D DSM Innovation Center, will assume the position of Chief Technology Officer for DSM

Hiding Nanoparticles from the Body
Capsules for drug or nanoparticles delivery can be hidden from the body’s immune response by producing them from living cells

Metals Seldom Recycled
Recycling rates of metals in many cases far lower than their potential for reuse says a United Nations Environemnt Preogramme (UNEP) report

Take a Load Off, Hemoglobin!
High therapeutic potential of compounds that help hemoglobin release its oxygen load could improve cancer treatment

Television for the Nose
Progress toward smell television: targeted release of various scents from individually addressable chambers

Angewandte Chemie 26/2011: Up She Goes
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie