Ivano Bertini, University of Florence, known for his work on NMR methodologies for studying metalloproteins, passed away last week

Ivano Bertini (1940 – 2012)

8th Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES) Meeting in Germany
Owners of very first pan-Asian society journal held their 8th editorial meeting at Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany

Dual Purpose Dysprosium Complex
Dysprosium complex behaves not only as a single-molecule magnet but emits bright blue light under the right conditions

Angewandte Chemie 28/2012: Everywhere, All the Time
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

DECHEMA Awards for Catalysis
Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Graham Hutchings, and Takashi Tatsumi receive awards from the DECHEMA for their work on catalysis

Ship-in-a-Bottle
A ship-in-a-bottle procedure was used to form luminescent iridium complexes in zeolite cages

Vegetarian Isotopes
Study of trace metals in blood samples from vegetarians and omnivores reveals how gender and diet influence metal's accumulation

DNA as Future Electronic Components
Conducting nanostructures based on metallized DNA have potential for conductive paths and nanotransistors in miniature electronic circuits

Catalysis Award for Bert Weckhuysen
Professor B. Weckhuysen, the Netherlands, has received the International Catalysis Award for his work on heterogeneous catalysts

Wonderlab Comic — Lab Visit
Wonderlab plays host to an eager young school student with an unexpected result