The stepwise solvation mechanism of free gaseous dichloride anion pairs was found to be quite interesting in many respects

Theoretical Chloride Clusters to Help Chemical Engineers and Geochemists

Copper Foam to Create Silicium 3D Anodes
Si anodes embedded in Cu foam show high surface capacities in lithium-ion batteries

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

Polymers Based on Pyromellitic Diimide
Tuning electronic mobility in donor-acceptor conjugated polymers

Aggregation-Induced Emission in Tetraphenylethene Derivatives
A new luminogen that shows the aggregation-induced emission effect as well as a thermochromic color switch is reported

Angewandte Chemie 10/2014: A Steady Flow of Reactions
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Leo Hendrik Baekeland: Inventor of Bakelite
Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, a polymeric plastic made from phenol and formaldehyde, answer to Guess the Chemist (26)

Color Without Dyes
New non-iridescent structural colors cover the whole spectrum

Diet Coke and Mentos Fountain
The startling reaction of Diet Coke and Mentos sweets was a mystery for many years

Capping Increases Luminescence
Stoppering zeolite channels containing europium(III) complexes increases their luminescence intensity