New method for the purification of nanowires using cross-flow filtration used to separate nanowires from nanoparticle by-products

Separating the (Nano)wheat from the (Nano)chaff

Glowing Spirals From Chemical Gradients
Chemical scaffolds guide fluorescing bacteria into precisely defined three-dimensional spiral patterns

Angewandte Author Profiles March
Raymond Ziessel, Didier Astruc, Steven P. Nolan, and Ben L. Feringa, are interviewed this month

60th Birthday: Thomas Bley
Thomas Bley, Editor-in-Chief of Engineering in Life Sciences, celebrates his 60th birthday

Combined Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors
Gold microcapsules with air-filled cavities act as contrast agent for ultrasound and photothermically activated drug for cancer

Dissolved Carbon Alters Catalysts
Role of dissolved carbon from catalyst supports studied; offers possibilities for rational design of heterogeneous catalysts

Current Thinking on DNA
A 34-nm strand of DNA, just 100 base pairs long, can conduct a small electrical current without damage

Angewandte Chemie 10/2011: Good Taste
An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Tuneable Hollows
Hollow polyurethane microspheres with a single hole of controllable size can host nanospheres and other particles

Graphene Oxide Liquid Crystals
Combining the properties of graphene oxide and liquid crystals opens door to new materials