David Chen, Seoul National University, South Korea, and David Spiegel, Yale University, USA, awarded
Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry 2011
Ouroboros Breathes Benzene
As benzene breathes, its aromaticity ebbs and flows according to new derivative current-density maps
Chemistry of the Christmas Candle — Part 2
We pursue the fate of a single wax molecule in a burning candle
What Makes a Candle Flame?
The different reaction zones of a candle flame and its heat and mass transfer pathways
Wonderlab Comic — Conference
Wonderlab is hosting a conference and the attitude of each lab member turns out to be quite revealing
Interview with Frances H. Arnold — Design by Evolution
Caltech Professor Frances H. Arnold sees laboratory evolution designing biology as solution to human problems
Industrial R&D Investment
EU companies are lagging behind in R&D investment compared with their US and Asian competitors
This Is Not The End, But The Beginning: The IYC Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on December 1st
Shine a Light Instead of Changing the Battery
Light-driven implantable converter for bioelectronics devices could make changing the battery in pacemakers a thing of the past
Haja Luz! – Interview with Jorge Calado
J. Calado, University of Lisbon, talks about chemistry, history and art, and what really drove Mendeleev to create the Periodic Table