Overview on the current issue of the Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Lightweight, handy magnets could allow high-resolution NMR spectroscopy to develop into a portable analytical technique.

Who has made a significant contribution to chemistry? The call for tenders for the 2011 GDCh prizes is now open.

A new type of MS imaging using low-temperature plasma probe unveils the truth behind Chinese calligraphy.

Australia’s plastic bills make life difficult for counterfeiters - the world's first banknote printed on clear plastic film and using optically variable devices (OVDs)

New computer simulations may help in the design of efficient molecular wires.

Electron holography reveals how lithium ions are distributed during the charge/discharge cycle of a lithium battery.

X. Zhang and H. Schwarz shed light on the mechanistic aspects of catalytic processes and make a systematic and comprehensive overview possible.

How to find TNT! A new chemosensor-based approach for the detection of nitrated aromatics gives hope to guide future developments.

Chemical energy generates hydrogen and electricity: a new process to be used in fuel cells for mobile applications.