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Angewandte Quiz Answer
Do We Smell Molecular Vibrations?
Humans and animals can distinguish smells by the vibrations of the odorant molecules
Improved Nanotubes for Microbatteries
Simple method to improve the high-rate capability of TiO2 nanotube arrays for use in lithium-ion batteries
Quantum Confinement Damages DVD Players
The origin of damage to nanofilms in DVD players is revealed to be quantum confinement of electrons
Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Make your predictions for the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry here
Polymer Science Awards Bestowed
Hideyuki Otsuka and Kazushi Kinbara, both Japan, have been awarded the Society of Polymer Science Japan Wiley Award
Restrict DNA Freedom with PNA for White Light
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) restricts the conformations of arranged chromophores on a DNA strand and improves its photophysical properties
Joji Sakurai: First Chemistry Professor at Tokyo University
Joji Sakurai was the first Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tokyo University and is the answer to Guess the Chemist (9)
The Galilean Thermometer – Really Galilean?
The Galilean Thermometer is based on the temperature-dependence of the density of a liquid, visualized by floating glass spheres
Liebig Memorial Medal for W. Thiel
Walter Thiel, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, has received the 2012 Liebig Memorial Medal of the GDCh