Flemming Besenbacher argues that the distinction between basic and strategic research is an artificial one perpetuated by policymakers

Scientific Social Responsibility: A Call to Arms

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

KCS-Wiley Young Chemist Award 2011
Korean Chemical Society-Wiley Young Chemist Award presented to Wonjong Kim and Moonhyun Oh

Angewandte Chemie 42/2011: High Throughput and Efficiency
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Colorful Leaves
New chlorophyll decomposition product found in Norway maple

Folding Solution
First experiments to hint at the mechanism of hydration of hydrophobic polymers could lead to understanding of protein folding

Angewandte Author Profiles October
Michael Krische, Hans-Joachim Freund, Jun Okuda, and Eric Kool are interviewed this month

Austrian Chemistry Days
Internationally renowned speakers, outstanding young Austrian award winner, society cooperations in Linz, Austria

Metal-Organic Framework Greater than Sum of its Parts
Aerobic decontamination of sulfur compounds can be performed with a polyoxometalate-MOF that is greater than the sum of its parts

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Dan Shechtman, Israel Institute of Technology, for the discovery of quasicrystals