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Stable and Low-Cost Perovskite-Based Solar Cells
A mixed halide perovskite shows promise for practical, stable, and cost-effective solid-state photovoltaic systems

Magnet Made of Paddlewheels and Pillars
Magnetic layers and chains combine to form three-dimensional magnetic framework

Uranyl Ions in Blood
Understanding the effect of uranyl ions on the oxygen-transport process in blood cells

Angewandte Chemie 49/2014: Functional Products
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Rudolf Hoppe (1922 – 2014)
Rudolf Hoppe, University of Gießen, Germany, has passed away

C−H Activation Without Competition
The dual role of an N-methoxy amide group avoids undesired heteroatom coordination in Pd-catalyzed C−H functionaliztion

Paul von Ragué Schleyer (1930 – 2014)
Paul von Ragué Schleyer, University of Georgia, Athens, USA, has passed away

10 Years Ago And Now: Qichun Zhang
Chemistry – An Asian Journal speaks with Qichun Zhang about 10 years ago and now

Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite has a tetragonal crystal structure (space group I42d ) and the composition CuFeS2; answer to Guess the Mineral