Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 11/2019: Controlling Reactions

Fixing a Failure of Density Functional Theory
Stefan Grimme, University of Bonn, on his most important contributions to theoretical chemistry and the next big problems in the field

Behind the Science: Reducing Heavy-Metal Load in Lithium-Ion Batteries
K. Welter, ChemPhysChem, talked to M. Yao, Osaka, Japan, about his work on anthraquinone-based oligomers in batteries

Thermochemiluminescence Found in Crystals
Heating up crystals of lophine hydroperoxide causes the emission of blue-green light

Acetone on Water and Ice Surfaces
Spectroscopy reveals molecular details of acetone adsorption

New Form of Magnetism
Short-lived quasiparticles make uranium compounds magnetic without the spins of their atoms aligning

Actinide Series Ends with Lawrencium
Measurement of first ionization potentials of heavy elements

Manfred Eigen (1927 – 2019)
1967 Nobel Chemistry Laureate passed away

Carlo Lamberti (1964 – 2019)
Expert in the characterization of materials using synchrotron radiation and enthusiastic teacher passed away

Guess the Chemist (86)
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