First President of the Tokyo Chemical Society, a predecessor of the Chemical Society of Japan

100th Anniversary: Death of Mitsuru Kuhara

Margarita Salas (1938 – 2019)
Spanish researcher best known for her work on DNA amplification passed away

Georg Michael Hanack (1931 – 2019)
Organic chemist and Emeritus at University of Tuebingen, Germany, passed away

Chemistry & Art
A compilation of articles on chemistry in artworks, on art inspired by chemistry, about the work of scientific teams in museums

Chemistry & Cinema
A compilation of articles on chemistry in the movies

Electron Spin Used Instead of Chiral Reagent
Novel mechanism for carrying out enantioselective reactions without the need for chiral reagents or catalysts

Sir Henry’s Secret Pot of Gold – Part 3
How Henry Bessemer would advise modern entrepreneurs and how he smartly outwitted his competitors

Titan on Earth – Icy Formation of Polycyclic Organics
Aromatics can be efficiently synthesized via galactic cosmic ray exposure of low-temperature acetylene ices on Titan’s surface

To Generate Innovations
Marion Paolini just finished her postdoc in one of the most well-known biotechnology labs and speaks about mentoring and innovation

Equilibrating Equality – The Current Situation of LGBTQ Scientists
Being part of a sexual or gender minority in the sciences