Unusual structural and electronic properties make skin pigments superior radical scavengers

Destabilization as an Advantage

Scientists (of the World) Behave!
Katharina Al-Shamery discusses ethics with regards to scientific publishing

New Technique for Analyzing Transition-Metal Catalysts
Finding out which is the carbonyl ligand on your catalyst just got easier thanks to X-ray emission spectroscopy

Alzheimer's Image Problem Solved
Copper-based radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic imaging can target the amyloid-β plaques implicated in Alzheimer's disease

Electrochemistry as a Sizing Technique
An electrochemical technique can be used to derive the size distribution of organic nanoparticles

Mix and Shake NMR Method
A simple "mix and shake" proton NMR method for determining the chirality of amines and amino alcohols

Analyzing Spider Silk
Characterization of silk of the recluse spider features a ribbon-like morphology unlike any other spider silk or synthetically spun polymer fiber

Hydrogen Evolution from Water
A detailed mechanism of hydrogen production by reduction of water with decamethyltitanocene triflate has been derived

Angewandte Chemie 43/2013: Making and Breaking Bonds
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Control of Surface Electrosorption Properties
Changing the relative position of Cu atoms located at the surface of Pt(111) electrodes allows control of the electrosorption properties