An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 7/2011: Oxidations, Reductions, and More

Volatile Arsenic Measured in Field
First field measurements of organic arsenic emissions with new technique shows link between arsine and carbon content of soil

H2O Mach’s Bunt School Competition
Many plants contain dyes that change color depending on the pH value, for example, red cabbage. But what other colors are even better?

Detecting Biomarkers with Microsponges
Microsponges derived from seaweed shown to detect biomarkers in diagnostic bio-nano-chips for heart disease, cancers, and HIV

Intermediates in Ethanol Fuel Cells
Analysis of the intermediates produced in direct ethanol fuel cells with different anodes gives clues to reaction pathways within the cell

Novasep and instrAction Expand Alliance
The companies will jointly develop solutions for the production of new and generic anti-cancer therapeutics

The Sensor-tive Scorpian
A scorpion-like fluorescent triazole allows sensitive detection of copper and mercury in sea samples from Sydney Harbour

New SCI President — Interview with Vincenzo Barone
Vincenzo Barone, the new president of the Società Chimica Italiana (SCI), talks about the SCI, IYC 2011, politics, young chemists

X-Ray Image of Intact Virus
Imaging intact virus and a membrane structure possible with intensive and ultra-short X-ray pulses from free electron laser

The Lingering Risk of Thirdhand Smoke
Thirdhand smoke re-emitted from surfaces could pose long-term health risk while firsthand smoke does damage in minutes