Similarities of doing chemical research compared to doing research in the history of chemistry
Expert perspectives on the current state of research, future directions, challenges, experiences, and ongoing community discussions.

On Being a Historian of Chemistry

Major Trends in Analytical Chemistry
Miniaturization, green analytical chemistry, and high-throughput methods are among the major trends

Illuminating Biochemistry with Cellular Optogenetics
On the precipice of a signaling renaissance

The Ins and Outs of a Ph.D. Across Continents
Why would someone do a joint Ph.D. project across continents? What are advantages and challenges?

The Invisible Bond
A tribute to Sir Fraser Stoddart by Omar Yaghi

Beyond Benzene
What lies ahead in research on novel aromatics?

Leveraging Social Media to Share the Beauty of Chemistry
Invite Chemquackers and make your practical chemical class an event!

The Most Efficient Way to Find pKa Values
Internet database of heterolytic (pKa) and hemolytic (BDE) bond-dissociation energies, established by a Chinese team

Incredible Things are Possible with HPLC
I have seen again and again that there is always progress in HPLC technology

HPLC Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
I was always interested in the development of coupled techniques and their applications in the study of natural complex matrices