A monolayer of platinum can be deposited on nanoscopic gold particles prisms to activate and enhance the catalytic properties of the platinum

Gold Activators for Platinum Catalysts

Long Term Health Risks of Nanoparticles
New study shows we’ve been exposed to nanoparticles for longer that we thought and that size doesn't matter

Recycling Catalysts by Precipitation
Simple way to recover and reuse chiral copper bis(oxazoline) complexes reported by French researchers

Angewandte Chemie 44/2011: A Combination Made in Heaven
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: September 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for September 2011

100 Years of the Fritz Haber Institute
Special Issue of Angewandte Chemie celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fritz Haber Institue of the Max Planck Society

Clara Immerwahr Award
The Cluster of Excellence "Unifying Concepts in Catalysis" offers in open competition the Clara Immerwahr Award

Scientific Social Responsibility: A Call to Arms
Flemming Besenbacher argues that the distinction between basic and strategic research is an artificial one perpetuated by policymakers

Modeling Molecular Properties and Opera
The Modeling of Molecular Properties Conference, Heidelberg, Germany, included chemistry set to live opera

Angewandte Chemie 43/2011: Happy Birthday, Fritz!
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie