David Chen, Seoul National University, South Korea, and David Spiegel, Yale University, USA, awarded
Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry 2011
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
Ouroboros Breathes Benzene
As benzene breathes, its aromaticity ebbs and flows according to new derivative current-density maps
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