Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Chemical Poems: Helium

Plaque to the Future
Dental plaque scraped from the teeth of paleolithic human remains analyzed to reveal how oral microbes have changed over time

Angewandte Chemie 9/2013: A Radio Star
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Antibody Selectivity on Graphene: Many Feet Make Light Work
Antibodies attached to tripodal molecules on a graphene surface maintain their ability to recognize cells

Improved Analysis of Flow Cytometry
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, GeneBio, and Quartz Bio collaborate to develop an analysis platform for cytometry data

1000 Days Online
ChemistryViews.org, ChemPubSoc Europe’s news and information site, looks back on 1,000 exciting, successful days in worldwide chemistry community

Uncovering Pathogens Outside the Lab
A colorimetric assay for diagnostics in the field detects every kind of pathogen by using DNAzymes and gold nanoparticles

200th Anniversary: Anders Ekeberg’s Death
Anders Ekeberg discovered the element tantalum despite being partially sighted and deaf; answer to Guess the Chemist (14)

New Pyroxene Compound
A new pyroxene compound, NaMnGe2O6, has been synthesized

Compound-Based Landscapes
Establishing landscapes of existing compounds could determine potentially interesting new compounds