Anders Ekeberg discovered the element tantalum despite being partially sighted and deaf; answer to Guess the Chemist (14)

200th Anniversary: Anders Ekeberg’s Death

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

Detecting Off-Flavors in Live Fish
In vivo solid-phase microextraction (SPME) offers a simple and rapid way to test for off-flavor compounds in live fish

Guess the Chemist (14)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Angewandte Chemie 6/2013: Silver is King
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Twenty Years On, Still Just Saying NO
Nitrogen(II) oxide plays a key role in vasodilation, sexual arousal, and cardiac activity, but how much do we really know about NO concentrations?

Wonderlab Comic – Waste Disposal
What to do with that left-over reaction mixture – Gin-Jo learns the hard way

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

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