Spotlights of the anniversary celebration and the history of PTChem
Highlighting notable research, institutions, individuals, personal experiences, ethical questions, and issues such as diversity and inclusion.

100 Years Polish Chemical Society

25th Anniversary: Death of Richard Laurence Millington Synge
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 1952, honored for the invention of partition chromatography

Germany Remains 4th Biggest Chemical and Pharma Location
Germany remains one of the most important R&D locations for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry worldwide

Chemical View on Guitar Strings
Inspired by the Woodstock anniversary, we look at the chemistry of guitar strings

100th Birthday: Primo Levi
Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor

175th Anniversary: Death of John Dalton
English chemist pioneered modern atomic theory

Improvement of REACH Registration Dossiers
Critics demand improved quality of registration dossiers for the EU's regulation of chemicals; industry offers voluntary action plan

100th Anniversary: Death of Lord Rayleigh
Nobel Laureate co-discovered argon and explained the phenomenon of Rayleigh scattering

The Periodic System between Chemistry and Physics
In the 1920s the periodic system turned out to be a macroscopic representation of the internal structure of the atoms – making it as much about physics as it is about chemistry

Young Researchers Fill Entire Journal Issue
Swiss Chemical Society highlights research of Junior Prize Laureates in CHIMIA