Yafang Cheng, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany, uses a passenger aircraft for comprehensive scientific research

Atmospheric Research in a Passenger Aircraft

Constructing Models for Teaching and Learning
Aleksandar Kondinski, KU Leuven, Belgium, uses commercially available toys to create complex chemical structures

Guess the Chemist (88)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Bacteria Turn Drugs or Personal Care Products into Contaminants
Potentially bioactive transformation products in the environment

What is in a Lipstick?
Learn from this picture which ingredients are in a lipstick and why they are added

Biosynthetic Pathway to Amino Acids with a Terminal Alkyne
Discovery may open new strategies for easier modifications on peptides or proteins used in medicine and technology

Koji Nakanishi (1925 – 2019)
Legendary chemist in bioorganic chemistry and natural products passed away

Fullerenes Bridge Conductive Gap in Organic Photovoltaics
Efficient cathode interlayers made of ionene polymers with pendant fullerenes

Golden Ball in a Golden Cage
Ligand-protected nanocluster made of 32 gold atoms

Pyrethrum: History of a Bio-Insecticide – Part 6
How pyrethrins kill insects and the variety of modern pyrethroids