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

2016 ACS President

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

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

Nickel Complexes for Reversible Carbon Capture
Azacryptand complex enables fast and selective carbon dioxide binding from air

Solvation Science: A New Interdisciplinary Field
Teaming up to understand solvation phenomena

NHC-Catalyzed C–H Activation of Carbonyls
Lewis base character less important than previously thought

Opening a Champagne Bottle
What is the white fog or smoke that appears as a champagne bottle is opened made of?

Solving the Oil Foam Problem
Fatty alcohol crystal platelets stabilize air pockets in nonaqueous foams

Color of Ice
Why does ice appear blue?