120th Birthday of Sir Chistopher Ingold, one of the chief pioneers of physical-organic chemistry
120th Birthday: Sir Christopher Ingold
75th Birthday: Ryoji Noyori
Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate 2001, celebrates his 75th birthday
100th Birthday: Mildred Cohn
A biochemist who overcame religious and sexual discrimination
100th Anniversary: Clemmensen Reduction
The Clemmensen reduction of ketones and aldehydes is the simplest direct method for converting the carbonyl group into a methylene group
25th Anniversary: Louis de Broglie's Death
Louis de Broglie is best known for his theory of the wave-particle duality of matter
150th Birthday of Agnes Pockels
Agnes Pockels was a pioneer in the field of surface tension and the measurement of surface films
Boyle’s Law: 350th Anniversary
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the publication of Boyle’s law which describes how the pressure and volume of a gas are related
The Misjudgment of Heroin
From cure-all to most notorious drug of the 20th century
Buttons
The essay that won 2nd place in the SCI's 1000xChemistry essay competition, tells the story of a mysterious button that triggers chaos, causing the protagonist to reflect on his academic and life choices
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