Despite its importance, the theoretical foundations of Spin-DFT are not discussed clearly in the literature and text books

Closing the Gap in Spin Calculations for Open Shell Systems

Wonderlab Comic – Secret Second Life
Every object in the lab has a specific function. But in Wonderlab, when no one is looking, these objects can live a secret second life

Chemical Production in Compliance with Torah and the Koran: Part 1
Unusual interface between chemistry and religion, drawing upon examples from Islamic and Judaic law

Are Microbes the Future of Bioenergy? – Interview with Gerhard Gottschalk
Professor Gerhard Gottschalk, Germany, discusses his views on bacteria's role in the future of bioenergy

Guess the Chemist (9)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Direction Selection
New method for template-directed DNA synthesis in the 3’ and 5’ directions could help explain origin of life

Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property
Book on how to write chemistry patents is reviewed by S. Manyem and C. Goddard, Fish & Richardson P.C., Boston, USA

Glowing Flowers for Ultra-Trace Analysis of TNT
Gold mesoflowers, flower-shaped gold particles, allow the selective optical TNT detection down to the sub-zeptomole level

Supramolecular Photochemistry
Book on controlling photochemical processes is reviewed by Alberto Credi, University di Bologna, Italy

Detlef Schröder (1963 – 2012)
Dr. Detlef Schröder, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic, has passed away