Fireworks, sparklers, sparkling wine, champagne, ... there is chemistry involved everywhere

Chemical Knowledge for New Year’s Eve

50th Anniversary: Hermann Staudinger’s Death
Nobel Laureate Staudinger was the father of polymer chemistry and discovered the ketenes

Commemorating Hermann Staudinger
It is 130 years since the birth of Hermann Staudinger, the father of polymer chemistry

Science Slams updated February 2025
Are you interested in presenting your results in an enjoyable and comprehensible way in front of a broad audience? Or to attend a Science Slam?

It's A Lot Of Plastic That Has To Be Produced!
Frantisek Svec talks about plastics, separtaion sciences, the latest CET topical issue, the Molecular Foundry, societies and the web

Funding Information
Regularly updated links to funding and similar information --- last updated February 28