Hungary celebrated the IYC 2011 with a fire with water – water with fire event

IYC 2011 in Hungary

Mechanism to Stabilize Nanoparticles in ILs
Molecular interactions of solvation and stabilization mechanisms of metallic nanoparticles in ionic liquids

Bacteria Damage Pipelines
Effects of ethanol-loving bacteria on fatigue cracking of pipeline steel

First Tricolor Liquid Crystals
Thermal and mechanical stimuli switch the luminescence of a liquid-crystal mixture between three different colors

Wonderlab Comic — Gloves
Gin-Jo and Sophie discover the importance of wearing — and removing — gloves

Everybody – Many – 60 – 15 – 4
German selection process for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from the North Rhine-Westphalian point of view and its success

Mobility of Metals in Soil
New method to precisely and simultaneously quantify metals in soils and to describe their reactivity at short- and long-term

Walking on Water
Low-cost microrobot with superhydrophobic legs inspired by water striders can walk on water

Angewandte Chemie 32/2011: Pearls On A String
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Lignocellulose Deconstruction
Liquid ammonia pretreatment of native crystalline cellulose provides avenues to efficiently deconstruct the cellulose