An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 11/2011: Functional and Suitable

Separating the (Nano)wheat from the (Nano)chaff
New method for the purification of nanowires using cross-flow filtration used to separate nanowires from nanoparticle by-products

Reacting Atmosphere Research Network
Atmospheric researchers establish the network Reacting Atmosphere – Understanding and Management for Future Generations

Glowing Spirals From Chemical Gradients
Chemical scaffolds guide fluorescing bacteria into precisely defined three-dimensional spiral patterns

Losing Elasticity with Age
Model system delivers vital clues on the aging processes of elastic polymers: Relaxation leads to lower elasticity

Angewandte Author Profiles March
Raymond Ziessel, Didier Astruc, Steven P. Nolan, and Ben L. Feringa, are interviewed this month

Small Molecules for Organic Solar Cells
Non-fullerene-based small molecules shown to be efficient electron acceptors for photovoltaic devices

Commemorating Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff
March 1st is the 100th anniversary of the death of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, discoverer of osmotic pressure and stereochemistry

Spectroscopy of Stable C7H7+
Benzylium and tropylium cations have been trapped and identified in neon matrices

Prevent Poisoning of Catalysts
Determination of the exact chemical nature of sulfur absorbed onto Pt nanoparticles could help prevent poisoning of catalysts