Self-assembly of three molecular components results in a delivery platform, the release rate of which can be tuned after its production

Controlled Release Applications

Wonderlab Comic – Reaction Time
Many factors can affect the rate of reaction. Wonderlab experiments to find the perfect reaction time

Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Column Troubleshooting and Alternatives
No matter how carefully you prepare and run your column, things can still go wrong. We look at some common problems and possible alternatives

Peptides as Asymmetric Catalysts
Short peptides can function as effective asymmetric catalysts and templates for the controlled formation of metal nanoparticles

Chelating Copper to be Virulent
During Escherichia coli infection the siderophore yersiniabactin binds host copper to counteract its toxicity

So Much Fun with Chemistry: Vote & Submit Chemistry Jokes
Vote how much you like a joke and submit your own; it will be added to the form and the best one will win a prize

Angewandte Chemie 32/2012: Networking
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Electrophilic Sneeze
Terpenoids isolated from common ragweed show ability to induce airways irritation

Heinz A. Staab (1926 ‒ 2012)
Heinz A. Staab, former President of the Max Planck Society and GDCh, died on July 29

Roots of our Practice of Science
Banska Stiavnica, Banská Štavnica, Schemnitz, or Selmecbánya, a town with a lively political history and groundbreaking for science