Reaction pathways for Maillard degradation of vitamin C are clarified and the end-products identified

Vitamin C Goes Astray

Like a Detective Story: The Discovery of C60
The discovery of fullerenes was neither quick nor easy, and was rich in surprising twists

Wonderlab Comic – April Fools' Day
Sophie and Jin-Jo play a practical joke on Catman and not only ruin his reaction, but also his day

Guess the Chemist (16)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Chemical Analysis of Shale Wastewater
Wastewater treatment plants may not be able to provide sufficient treatment of water used in fracking process

Sensing Organic Pollutants
Competitive host–guest interactions used in a new sensor for organic pollutants

Money for Open-Access Publishing
How, as a chemist, can I find funding for open-access publishing?

Sensors for Metal Cations
Charge transfer in azaphthalocyanines can be changed by the environment leading to ON/OFF fluorescent states

Dendrimers the Size of a Virus
Dendrimers have been constructed that are the size of small viruses and which could have potential as drug carriers and catalysts

Effective Presentations—A Must
Craig J. Hawker, University of California, USA, discusses presentation skills and gives some points for creating good slides