An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 8/2012: Hard and Soft

BASF’s Plant Science Plans
BASF to invest USD 33 million in plant science R&D facilities in North Carolina

The 2012 Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Top 10 most important technologies that will impact on the state of the world in the near future

Breaking the Nicotinamide Habit
Combining chromate reductase with Rh catalyst gives simple route to reduced conjugated C=C bonds without the need for nicotinamide cofactor

Alfred Oberholz (1952 – 2012)
Alfred Oberholz, former Chairman of DECHEMA and Member of the Board of Evonik AG, has passed away

Accurate Monitoring of Thrombin Activity
Use of fluorophore increases the sensitivity and accuracy of the thrombin generation test for estimating blood's clotting ability

Source of Psychedelic Action of Mushrooms
UK scientists have homed in on the activity of psilocybin, a classic psychedelic found in magic mushrooms

Virus Detection – Dead or Alive
First DNA-based biosensor that distinguishes between live and dead viruses

Nanolamps Light up Cells with a Click
Nanolamps for live cell imaging made by "clicking" DNA onto the surface of upconverting nanoparticles

Angewandte Chemie 7/2012: Providing a Sense of Orientation
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie