The tremendous possibilities arising for mankind were presented in a single day

The Falling Walls Conference

Better Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Li-EcoSafe – German centre of excellence for battery research established

PiA – Physik im Advent
Daily video experiments promise fun and interesting prizes

Are We Refereeing Ourselves to Death? The Peer-Review System at Its Limit
As François Diederich's term of Chairman of the board of Angewandte Chemie comes to an end, he reflects on the peer-review system

R&D Center of BASF in Korea
BASF to set up Electronic Materials R&D Center Asia Pacific at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea

High-Power Energy Source
New SnO2-based nanomaterials, prepared by a facile vacuum-assisted impregnation method, as anodes for lithium-ion batteries

Detection of Phosphorus in Ice
A new method for the detection of DRP in ice cores has successfully been implemented on a shallow firn core from Greenland

Guess the Chemist (23)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description

After Submission and Handling Referee Comments: Manuscript Accepted or Revision Requested
Your manuscript has either been accepted or it needs revisions for another round of peer review. Insider tips on making those revisions

Wonderlab Comic – Thin Layer Chromatography
Jo's lessons in analytical techniques continue with a lesson in thin layer chromatography