Highlights of the event attended by approx. 8000 chemists

94th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan

Guess the Mineral (1)
Guess the name of a mineral with the help of an image and some tips

Peak Phosphorus: A Challenge for Chemical Engineering
Phosphor is essential for every living organism, it can not be substituted like oil, but its reserves are limited and distribution uneven

Michael Franz Lappert (1928 – 2014)
Professor Michael Franz Lappert, University of Sussex, UK, passed away last week

From Stench to Resource
Production of sulfur and hydrogen: splitting hydrogen sulfide with solar energy

Can DFT Calculations Describe Ethylene Polymerization?
Ethylene polymerization over the Phillips CrOx/SiO2 catalyst

Vitamin C Deficiency – Part 4
How much vitamin C do we need in our modern food?

Crystallography Without Crystals
Fluctuation X-ray scattering allows the determination of the structure of proteins in solution

Behind the Science: Stereoselective N–H Insertion-Arylation Reactions of Nitrodiazoesters
Dr. R. Threlfall talks to Professor A. Mattson about her article on stereoselective N–H insertion-arylation reactions of nitrodiazoesters

Chemical Poems: Calcium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table