German chemist and liquid crystal pioneer

150th Birthday: Daniel Vorländer

Batteries from Scrap Metal
Direct conversion of rusty steel into stable, low-cost electrodes for potassium-ion batteries

Tiny Glow Sticks
Microrods made of lanthanoid organic frameworks act as microscale optical waveguides

Total Synthesis of Aplydactone
Protecting-group-free synthesis of a brominated sesquiterpene through a remote C–H functionalization

Leveraging Social Media to Share the Beauty of Chemistry
Invite Chemquackers and make your practical chemical class an event!

Chemical Process Safety – Test Your Knowledge (3)
Incompatible mixtures in storage tanks

Extreme Bio-Acids Offer Electrospray Explanation
Highly charged protein ions give evidence for mass spectrometry model

From Manuscript to Article
What happens between submission and publication of your scientific article?

Guess the Chemist (66)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Polyphenols: Contributors to Good Health – Part 2
How do polyphenols influence human health?