European teachers are invited to share good practice in science teaching and to discuss (new) ways of improving the quality of science lessons

Science on Stage Festival

Enzyme-dependent Cargo Release
Dual-enzyme responsive capped mesoporous silica particles allow a controlled delivery profile of the entrapped cargo

Spider Silk Violin Strings
Spider silk violin strings with a unique packing structure generate a soft and profound timbre

Marine Natural Product Stops Cancer Drug Resistance
Lamellarins, natural products isolated from marine mollusks and sponges, show potential in treating multidrug resistant cancer

Angewandte Chemie 16/2012: Activate!
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Specificity by Ring Size
Bicyclic peptides with optimized ring size inhibit enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds while sparing paralogous proteases

Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Pathogens
A microfluidic electrochemical amplification technique allows for the rapid, sensitive, and quantitative detection of pathogenic DNA

Bio Spin on Gas Separation
A supported bio-metal organic framework membrane could provide an effective system for separating methane from carbon dioxide

Genetically Encoded pH Sensor
Genetically encoded pH sensor for tracking surface proteins through endocytosis, a process by which cells absorb molecules by engulfing them

Towards Understanding Color Perception
A rhodopsin protein mimic has been designed where wavelength absorption can be drastically tuned