D. Nolan, ChemPhotoChem, talked to A. Heckel, University of Frankfurt about his work on a new universal chemical actinometer
Behind the Science: Calibrating Light Sources for Photochemistry
Research and Art Benefit from Each Other
Experiences with an art exhibition held at SETAC Europe’s Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland
Great People Don’t Need to Show Off
EuChemS Organic Division President Gianluca Farinola about his fascination for organic chemistry and the importance of young scientists
Behind the Science: How Does Methylaluminoxane Work?
A. Itken-Fuder talked to S. McIndoe, University of Victoria, Canada, about the influence of additives on the mechanism of action of methylaluminoxane
Atmospheric Research in a Passenger Aircraft
Yafang Cheng, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany, uses a passenger aircraft for comprehensive scientific research
Behind the Science: Solvent-Free Synthesis of Pillar[5]arene‐Containing [2]Rotaxanes
C. Gers-Panther, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, talked to J.-F. Nierengarten, University of Strasbourg, about mechanochemical reactions
Constructing Models for Teaching and Learning
Aleksandar Kondinski, KU Leuven, Belgium, uses commercially available toys to create complex chemical structures
Behind the Science: Reducing Heavy-Metal Load in Lithium-Ion Batteries
K. Welter, ChemPhysChem, talked to M. Yao, Osaka, Japan, about his work on anthraquinone-based oligomers in batteries
Fixing a Failure of Density Functional Theory
Stefan Grimme, University of Bonn, on his most important contributions to theoretical chemistry and the next big problems in the field
Behind the Science: Improved Structural Characterization of Lignins
D. Smith, ChemSusChem, talked to P. Bruijnincx, Utrecht University, about an alternative for the complex technical lignin characterization process