The 2010 literary prize is awarded to Doris Fischer-Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief of Chemie in Unserer Zeit
Literary Prize: D. Fischer-Henningsen
Model Nickel Complex
Nickel coordinated to methyl coenzyme M provides a model for the active site of methyl coenzyme M reductase
Cracking Open Oysters
The chemical glue that allows oysters to stick to rocks has been identified; it could be used in boating and medicine
Promoting Natural Painkiller
New drug enables the body's internal answer to the cannabis chemical THC, effectively control pain at the site of an injury
Pallada-Bacteria
Biosorption of palladium from water turns industrial waste directly into C–C bond forming catalysts
Awarded: R. Schlögl and J. Lehmann
DECHEMA Plaque awarded to Robert Schlögl, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, and Jürgen Lehmann, University of Bielefeld
Bursting Cancer’s Bubble
Silica balls could help locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort
A Little Toxic
The toxicity of nanomaterials is in its infancy despite a huge amount of research into nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene
Formate Food
Formate metabolism should not give sufficient energy for cell growth, but Thermococcus onnurineus strains have found a way around that
Pièce de Résistance!
Extremely potent compound against various multidrug-resistant HIV-1 variants developed