Pumpkins, sweets, spiders, champagne, ... there is chemistry involved everywhere

Chemical Knowledge for Halloween

Sugar, Sweeteners, and Their Chemistry
In the quiz, we take a closer look at the chemistry of the sugary world

Tracking Down Environmental Toxins
Detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by interrupted energy transfer

Production of Polystyrene Microparticles
Stable dispersions with large and uniform particle sizes

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Lithium Ceramic for Solid-State Batteries
Amorphous-to-crystalline transformation of lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO) studied

Most Accessed Articles: September 2023
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Historical Dye Collection of the TU Dresden
TU Dresden's König Building, home of the historical dye collection, is designated a "Historical Site of Chemistry“ by the GDCh

Flexible Sodium-Ion Batteries Improved by Electrolyte Methylation
Methylation releases hydrogen bond acceptors to assist salt dissolution

Kenichi Fukui and the Importance of Frontier Orbitals
First Chemistry Nobel Laureate from Asia performed groundbreaking theoretical work on chemical reactivity

We Cannot Continue to Rely on Platinum and Palladium
Bert Klein Gebbich, Utrecht University, discusses his fascination with manganese and iron catalysts and his interest in education