Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, awarded GDCh prize for work on inorganic chemistry
Wilhelm Klemm Prize for F. Schüth
Liebig Memorial Medal for W. Thiel
Walter Thiel, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, has received the 2012 Liebig Memorial Medal of the GDCh
Angewandte Chemie 38/2012: Only the Finest
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
New Treatment for Stroke?
Ceria nanoparticles could lessen the damage from ischemic strokes
Luminescent Ink from Eggs
Fluorescent carbon dots can be made by plasma pyrolysis from egg whites or yolks and used as printer ink
New High-Density Energetic Material
Tris(triazolo)benzene and its derivatives are thermally stable and have moderate to good detonation properties
Enzymes Dig Channels
Enzymatic etching used to build nano- and microscale surface topologies to allow easy and rapid detection of tumor cells in blood

How Breakthroughs Occur in Research
Tthe concept of viral research areas and "Black Swan events", using the example of organic synthesis
Angewandte Chemie 37/2012: Samarium and Beyond
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Sason Shaik on the Motivation Behind his Research
Professor Sason Shaik, Israel, talks about the motivation behind his research and how that has led him into diverse areas