Impressions from the 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition March 27–31, 2011 in Anaheim, California, USA

Snapshots of the ACS Meeting

Interview with Fridolin E. Coli
Fridolin E. Coli, gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, talks about his more than one hundred years of experience in research

General Facts on Radioactivity
General facts on radiation, inhalation, and radioactive isotopes

The Forgotten Greenhouse Gas
Ionic liquids can be used to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an example of green chemistry

Nuclear Meltdown
General facts on a nuclear meltdown

Hollywood Chemistry
And the Winner for the Most Accurate Science in a Movie or TV series goes to …

David Y. Gin (1967 – 2011)
Professor David Y. Gin, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, USA, passed away last week

Winner of the Second iPad
Dr. H. Raaijmakers, Cosun Food Technology Centre, The Netherlands, is the January winner of the Win an iPad campaign

Multitarget Drugs against Prion Diseases
Hybrid lipoic acid derivatives attack prion disease on multiple fronts suggesting possible targets for treatment

Gernot Boche (1938 – 2011)
Gernot Boche, Professor Emeritus University of Marburg, Germany, passed away last week