President of the Italian Chemical Society, Angela Agostiano, about her vision for chemical societies and the societal importance of chemistry

The Power of Chemistry for Humanity

New Kids on the Table: Is Element 118 a Noble Gas? – Part 3
The first synthesis of element 118, its properties, and naming new elements

Two-Dimensional Crystals
Amazing microscopic pictures of home-grown crystals

Guess the Chemist (78)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Commitment to European Chemistry
F. De Angelis, Italy, on EuCheMS, ChemPubSoc Europe, the Italian Chemical Society, and his motivation for society work

21,551 Chemicals Registered on EU Market
10-year registration period for existing chemicals completed; one uniform regulatory system for all chemicals on the EU/EEA market

Combination Pack Battles Cancer
Nanoparticles with multifunctional drug precursor for synergistic tumor therapy

Color Change Unmasks Lead
Triplex-signal chemosensor for naked-eye and spectrometric lead detection

Libraries for Proteins
Dynamic combinatorial libraries generated from hydrazone-functionalized surface mimetics

Shine Bright Like a Nanoaggregate
Highly luminescent inks made from copper–iodine hybrid clusters