A molecular Wankel engine made from a dual-ring structure boron cluster can be driven by light without overheating

Shedding Light on a Molecular Engine

Social Media in Sciences – Interview with R. Luque, Universidad de Cordoba
Rafael Luque, Universidad de Cordoba, Spain, shares his experiences and benefits of using social media in sciences

Chemical Secrets of the Violin Virtuosi – Part 3
In this final part, Klaus Roth asks: Do Stradivarius violins really sound better than all the rest?

Guess the Chemist (8)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Dual Role for CO2
Carbon dioxide acts as both reactant and extractive phase in the continuous hydrogenation of CO2 to pure formic acid

The Chemical Journey of the Olympic Torch
Each of the 34 designs of the official Olympic torch has relyed on chemistry to stay alight throughout the torch relay

Kinetics of Chemical Reactions
Book looking at experimental and theoretical kinetic methods is reviewed by Frerich Keil, Germany

Electrophilic Sneeze
Terpenoids isolated from common ragweed show ability to induce airways irritation

Heinz A. Staab (1926 ‒ 2012)
Heinz A. Staab, former President of the Max Planck Society and GDCh, died on July 29

The 6th Spanish-Portuguese-Japanese Organic Chemistry Symposium
This meeting united science and Portuguese culture and had a special EurJOC and ChemPubSoc Europe session