Ilan Marek discusses the historic reasons for Israel's success in chemistry, as well as its present and future
Chemistry in Israel
Hierarchy of Research
Adam Heller discusses that not all research is equal and gives his personal suggestion on how to fund critical, independent thinking
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?
Heat-Conducting Polymer
Thermal interface material developed which is able to conduct heat 20 times better than the original polymer
Encapsulation for Electrolytes
Incorporation of cyclodextrin nanochannels in solid polymer electrolytes results in enhanced conductivity
Angewandte Chemie 14/2014: Can You Do Without?
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
247th ACS Meeting
Impressions of the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Dallas
Understanding Noble Metal Catalysis
Thin gold-silver alloy films were used to shed light on the mechanisms of oxidation catalyzed by nanoporous gold