Prize from the European Materials Research Society awarded to Molly Stevens, UK, and Francesco Stellacci, Switzerland

M. Stevens and F. Stellacci Honored

New Cationic Complexes for Ring-Opening Polymerization
Highly electrophilic cationic complexes as catalysts in the immortal ring-opening polymerization of lactide

Photoluminescent Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica
Photoluminescent nanocrystalline silicon successfully incorporated into periodic mesoporous organosilica

Overcoming the Solubility Problem of Lignin
Catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohols and lignin is achieved by tuning solubility, cocatalyst, and recyclable catalyst

Soluble Water-oxidation Electrocatalyst
Water-soluble electrochemical catalyst based on a copper–bipyridine complex that can oxidize water to oxygen

Angewandte Chemie 20/2012: A Trip through the World of Chemistry
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Growing Gold Semishells
Pre-formed Janus silica particles in the synthesis of Au semishells, allows modulating the geometry and morphology

Angewandte Author Profiles May 2012
Barry M. Trost, Armido Studer, Kazuaki Ishihara, and Qi-Lin Zhou are interviewed this month

Angewandte Chemie 19/2012: The Secret of Print
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Mystery in CO2 Conversion Solved
Insights into the process which converts carbon dioxide into methanol could make it possible to recycle greenhouse gas