Male bumblebees display remarkable flexibility in the biosynthesis of marking pheromones from fatty acids

The Birds and the Bees

Struggling with Heat Stress
Targeting the interactions between heat shock response and hormone synthesis pathways can alleviate heat stress in mammals

Fading Orange-Red
Van Gogh’s pigment up close: plumbonacrite revealed as intermediate in the degradation of the paint pigment red lead

Chirality Sensors for NMR Spectroscopy
Chiral palladium pincer complexes are used as amine chirality sensors based on 19F NMR signal changes

Mass Spectrometry in Korea
Honoring the retirement and major role of Myung Soo Kim in the growth of mass spectrometry research in Korea

Improving Energy Storage
Imaging processes to analyze and improve microstructures for better batteries

Trend Reports 2014
An overview of the latest trends in various fields of chemistry published annually in Nachrichten aus der Chemie

Fading Orange-Red
Van Gogh’s pigment up close: plumbonacrite revealed as intermediate in degradation of red lead

Quick ID for Nanoparticles
Novel colorimetric sensing array can be used to rapidly identify a wide range of nanoparticles, even at ultra-low concentrations

Engaging a New Generation of Chemists
J.-W. Toering, Director of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society, talks about his motivation, the Society's challenges, his future plans for it