Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time

University World Ranking 2012

Angewandte Chemie 33/2012: Illuminating
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

New Sol–Gel Technique for the Synthesis of MoxTi Catalysts
Selective transesterification of diethyl oxalate with phenol to diphenyl oxalate in the liquid phase over efficient solid-acid sol–gel catalysts

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

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

Origin of Compensation in Heterogenous Catalysis
Entropic origin of compensation in heterogeneous catalysis revealed by in situ surface coverage analysis of RuO2-catalysed HCl oxidation

Angewandte Chemie 31/2012: A Bright Image
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Pyrroles from Lego and Dominos
A highly modular "Lego method" produces an underrepresented class of pyrroles prevalent in natural products

New Catalyst for Fuel Cells
Synthesis and characterization of Pt entangled carbon nanotube composite electrodes for a high-power, low Pt loading, single-cell PEMFE device