Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 7/2025: Activation

Bio-Gel That Heals Bone Fractures
By functionalizing polyetheretherketone with thrombin and a bio-gel, scientists have developed a bioactive implant surface that supports bone repair

Summer School: Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes
Combining a series of lectures with practical computational sessions and laboratory visits, addressing a broad range of topics related to spectroscopy and computational chemistry

Rh(III)-Catalyzed Formal Cycloaddition Provides a Path to Furanones
Formal [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between cyclopropenones and aldehydes

Zinc on a Cotton Cloth for High‐Performance Zn‐Ion Batteries
Facile method to fabricate flexible Zn anode via electroplating developed

Chemistry and Love: A Valentine’s Day Special
A growing collection of articles related to February 14

19th International Conference on Molecular Spectroscopy (ICMS 2025)
Interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new research results in molecular spectroscopy

Plastic Recycling for 3D Printing
A sustainable 3D printing material platform based on polythioenones (PCTE) is introduced

Amine N-Oxides Used for Carbon Capture
Eco-friendly 4-methylmorpholine N-oxide (MMNO) captures carbon dioxide

Copper(I) Iodine Cluster Shows Unique Photoluminescence Properties
Material acts as a promising X-ray scintillator and was used for high-resolution imaging