A glance back to ancient Rome, and the most hair-raising of all sweeteners

The Saccharin Saga – Part 4

Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 Added
The periodic table of the chemical elements is growing by four elements

Modular Boronic Acids All Aglow
Boronic acids are very useful building blocks to prepare structurally diverse fluorophores

Have Fun with Science
Interview with Sam Kean, the author of the bestseller "The Disappearing Spoon"

Guess the Chemist (49)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

2016 ACS President
The new President of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is Donna Nelson, former science advisor to Breaking Bad

New GDCh President
Thisbe K. Lindhorst, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, has been elected President of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)

Non-Innocent Tris(thiolate) Explained
Better understanding of redox-active ligands using ab initio calculations

Chemistry of Fireworks
What does gunpowder consist of?

All in a Spin
Spin crossover properties observed in iron complexes of a homoleptic series