An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Angewandte Chemie 23/2012: The Art of Abstraction
Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award 2011 Winner
Dr. Ryo Shintani, Kyoto University, Japan, has received the 2011 Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award
Organic Electronics Help Control Muscles
Chemical chips containing logic gates, such as NAND gates, allow for chemical control of muscles
Chemistry Europe Newsletters
The newsletters cover the latest developments at the family of high-quality society journals and the magazine ChemistryViews
Eggs on Stalks Inspire Synthetic Silk
Researchers imitate the silk egg stalks of lacewings and create synthetic biomaterial that has similar tensile strength and elasticity
New Polymer for New Vision
Injectable polysiloxane gels could be used to create an adjustable replacement lens for people with cataracts or presbyopia
Not Just a Work of Art: Moldable, Load-Bearing, Self-Healing Gels
Non-polymeric supramolecular gel derived from a simple organic salt has been used to create a unique gel sculpture
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Book on applications of MOFs and discussing the advantages and limits of the material is reviewed by Jiří Čejka, Czech Republic
Angewandte Chemie 22/2012 – The Spice of Life
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
TB or not TB: Total Synthesis of Transvalencin Z
Total synthesis of the natural product transvalencin Z, a potential starting point for the development of drugs to treat tuberculosis