Levels of reactive mercury forms in the air found to be higher than previously reported in the literature

Levels of Mercury in the Air Underestimated

Chemistry in Sweden – A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Christina Moberg, KTH, Sweden, looks at whether the current state of chemistry in Sweden lives up to its prestigious past

Rice Bean: An Excellent Nutrient
Elevated levels of proteins, essential amino acids, and unsaturated fatty acids make rice bean an excellent nutrient

Opening Doors in TB Drug Discovery
Open-source compound library at GSK identifies 177 small-molecule leads for anti-tuberculois (TB) research

New Route to Gold Nanoparticles with Controlled Size
Seed concentration controls particle size in the synthesis of single-crystalline spherical gold nanoparticles

Carbon Capture Project Launched
Air Products’ Phase One Carbon Capture Project Onstream in Texas

BASF Expands Omega-3-Business to Norway
BASF completes acquisition of Pronova BioPharma, Lysaker, Norway

Call For CHEMCARS 2013
Compete in a car race with unusual rules by designing and building a shoebox-sized car powered by a chemical reaction

Preserving Wine Quality
Phenolic glycosides can be used to identify grapes exposed to smoke and prevent the production of bad-quality wines

145th Birthday: Theodore William Richards
Theodore W. Richards provided accurate masses for 30 elements, the first experimental evidence of isotopes; answer to Guess the Chemist (13)