Largest synthetic macromolecule with defined chemical structure, resembles a virus but is formed from a branched polymer

From Molecule to Object

Angewandte Author Profiles January
K. Peter C. Vollhard, Hans-Günther Schmalz, J. Antoine Baceiredo, and Herbert Waldmann, are interviewed this month

Ultrafast Lithium Storage with Ti Nanosheets
Stacked, ultrafine TiO2 nanosheets give materials with superior capacity for rechargeable Li-ion batteries

Plastic Impregnation with CO2
Supercritical CO2 acts as a carrier for dyes and additives in quick, environmentally-friendly procedure for plastics

Protein Expression Leads to Metastasis
Correlation between protein expression and capacity of tumor cells to metastasize could lead to personalized cancer treatment

Wild Strawberries Sequenced
New pattern recognition program helps identify protein-coding genes to decode genome of woodland strawberry

Diversity Without Protecting Groups
Mild, multicomponent reaction allows the introduction of four diversity points in one step, leading to benzoxazinone derivatives

Isolating Carbonic Acid
Gas-phase carbonic acid should not exist according to textbooks, but it has now been isolated and examined spectroscopically

Don’t Waste Waste Chemicals
Substance found in compost shown to degrade organic pollutants

Viral ZnO Nanoparticles
Binding ZnO nanoparticles to polyhedrosis virus suitable for biological applications such as surface display technologies