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Mess-ter Comic — Initiation
A comic series by Sophie Lin: In part 4 she searches for the initiator of her polymerization

Blog: Post-doc in Paris 4
What is a Post-Doc in Paris like? Tibiriçá Gonçalves Vasconcelos contemplates housing options in his Blog. Part 4

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The highest honour awarded in German research has been awarded

Interviews with Chemistry Europe Presidents
In this series of interviews, presidents of the national societies of Chemistry Europe talk about their society, personal motivation, and plans for the future

Mineral Source Water From Deep Sea Water
Preparation of mineral source water from deep sea water: Reduction of sulfate ion using selemion ASV membrane

O2/CO2 Atmosphere on Saturn’s Moon
Oxygen and carbon dioxide detected in the atmosphere of Saturn’s second largest moon by Cassini-Huygens mission

Beer Analyzed with Greater Accuracy
Combination of near-infrared spectroscopy and refractometry provides more accurate way to measure alcohol content of beer

Spectroscopic Technique Identifies Cancer Cells
New imaging technique removes subjectivity from biopsy results and gives accurate mapping of tumor boundaries, fast

Mechanism of Enzyme Binding Hydrogen Gas
Circular dichroism spectroscopy reveals mechanism of methenyl/methylene-H4MPT binding to [Fe]-hydrogenase