Authors of book on the development of chemistry honored by German Chemical Industry Fund (FCI)
Literature Prize for Günter Klar and Armin Reller
Connecting Minds and Stimulating Ideas for Future Progress
The huge National Conference of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) in Milan covered a wide range of topics from chemistry, but also from ethics to music, film, and visual arts – some highlights
Collaborations in History
A chemistry picture quiz about cooperation partners
Death in a Pot: From England’s Famous Chemist to Exiled and Forgotten
Why did Fredrick Accum’s 1820 book about simple methods for detecting the adulteration of foods not make him a pioneer of consumer protection?
Stamp for the 150th Birthday of Carl Bosch
A German stamp celebrates the 150. birthday of one of the most influential industrialists of the 20th century
Chemistry & Dyes
A collection of articles on the chemistry of dyes and the historical development of dyes
Friedrich Konrad Beilstein’s Contributions to Organic Chemistry
Russian-German chemist renowned for his creation of the Beilstein Handbook, the Beilstein test, and the rules for the chlorination of alkylbenzenes
Guess the Chemist (153)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Marie Curie’s 1918 Research Tour of Italy
Documentary film describes a little-known three-week stay in Italy to find new sources of radium
Tales of Olympic Marathons
Strychnine and brandy instead of water, women in the marathon, from about 40 km to exactly 42.195 km, hyponatremia, cannabinoid receptors