Pioneer of actinide and fluoride chemistry and Manhattan Project worker
Highlighting notable research, institutions, individuals, personal experiences, ethical questions, and issues such as diversity and inclusion.
100th Birthday: Larned B. Asprey
ChemPubSoc Europe’s Feedback on Plan S
Reactions by the publishing body of 16 European chemical societies
125th Birthday: Izaak Kolthoff
Considered one of the fathers of modern analytical chemistry
The Untapped Potential of Inorganic Materials
Incorporating heavier main group elements in polymeric materials
Chemistry Escape Room for Students
High-school students had to solve riddles using their power of deduction and their chemical knowledge—all survived
150th Birthday: Richard Abegg
Pioneer of valence theory known for Abegg's rule, a precursor to the octet rule
SCRE – A System for Characterizing and Reporting Easily
New tool allows gathering all the characterization data for a given compound in a simple manner
Overhaul of SI Units
The mole and three other metric units redefined and linked to the values of physical constants
50th Anniversary: Death of Lise Meitner
Co-discoverer of nuclear fission
100th Birthday: Sir Derek Barton
British Chemistry Nobel Laureate pioneered conformational analysis