Starlike, platinum-based nanowire crystals could provide more stable cathodes for fuel cell applications

Making Fuel Cells Durable with Pt Nanostars

Replacing Batteries with T-Shirts
A micro-supercapacitor that can be woven like a thread could lead to clothing that creates and stores energy

Mapping Atoms of Mollusk Teeth
New method allows tracking of fluoride in teeth or osteoporosis drugs in bones at previously inaccessible length scales

Kurt Dehnicke ( – 2012)
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Marburg, and Editor of ZAAC, Kurt Dehnicke dies

Superconductivity Induced by Light
Non-superconducting material transformed into a superconductor material by using laser-light pulses

Martin Jansen Awarded
ZAAC Editor Martin Jansen awarded International Medal for Materials Science of the Materials Research Society of India

Mercury Reduced & Bound
The way mercury-impacted sites are treated could be changed by duel role of dissolved organic matter in anoxic aqueous environments

Treating Resistant Infections with Silver
Silver N-heterocyclic carbenes are promising candidates for new topical antibacterial drugs due to high activity against resistant S. aureus

New Frozen Smoke Material
New, ultra-light form of "frozen smoke" — renowned as the world's lightest solid material — with amazing strength and an incredibly large surface area

Angewandte Chemie 3/2011 – Natural Inspiration
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie International Edition