An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 15/2011 – Be No Fool, Innovate!

Self-Cooling Computer Chips
Nanoscale cooling effect in graphene transistors could improve computer chip performance and eliminate the need for cooling fans

Wonderlab Comic — Fire Alarm
When the fire alarm rings in the Wonderlab – who is the first to safety and who is the cause?

New President of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chun-Li Bai was recently appointed president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

DNA Robot
Nanoscale robotic arm possible with DNA-based device that can move and lock in eleven distinct positions

Polymers Taking the Strain
Synthetic material gets stronger from repeated stress much like bones after repeated workouts

Contrast Agent for Tumor Diagnostics
X-rays are not the only way: Phosphorescent metal–organic coordination polymers can also be used in optical imaging

New Max Planck Institute: Intelligent Systems
Max Planck Society establishes new research facility for "Intelligent Systems" in Germany, unifying biology, computer and materials sciences

Tying up Conductive Graphene Ribbons
Templated growth allowed US researchers to make almost zero-resistance nanoscopic ribbons of epitaxial graphene just 15–40 nanometers wide

Nanoparticle Reacts on Sound And Heat
Organic nanoparticle created that uses sound and heat to find and treat tumors could potentially change the way tumors are treated