Ilan Marek discusses the historic reasons for Israel's success in chemistry, as well as its present and future

Chemistry in Israel

New Form of Phosphorus
Calculations predict the existance of a previously unknown phase of phosphorus with possible potential for nanoelectronic devices

Hierarchy of Research
Adam Heller discusses that not all research is equal and gives his personal suggestion on how to fund critical, independent thinking

Michael Franz Lappert (1928 – 2014)
Professor Michael Franz Lappert, University of Sussex, UK, passed away last week

Self-Propelled Microfish Robot for Selective Detection of Pb2+
As a replacement for biological toxicity assays, inorganic microfish robots were used for the selective detection of Pb2+ in water

Crystallography Without Crystals
Fluctuation X-ray scattering allows the determination of the structure of proteins in solution

Chemical Poems: Calcium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

The Last Alchemist in Paris
Henning Hopf, Germany, reviews the book "The Last Alchemist in Paris & Other Curious Tales from Chemistry" by Lars Öhrström

Guess the Chemist (28)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Angewandte Chemie 14/2014: Can You Do Without?
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie