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Exploring the Design of the Wheat Beer Glass
Hefeweizen, or Weissbier, is a specific style of German wheat beer known for its yeasty flavor and is served in special glasses - why?
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Loney Clinton Gordon and the Pertussis Vaccine
African-American chemist worked on the development of an effective pertussis vaccine
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Lord Kelvin, the Coldest Possible Temperature, and the Age of the Earth
Irish-born Scottish physicist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor made seminal contributions to thermodynamics, among many other fields
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The Misjudgment of Heroin
From cure-all to most notorious drug of the 20th century
![Ernst Schering – A Pioneer in Research and the Chemical Industry](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/202405_Schering-125x94.png)
Ernst Schering – A Pioneer in Research and the Chemical Industry
The chemist and entrepreneur began as a pharmacist at his "Grüne Apotheke," improved chemicals for photography, founded Schering AG, and co-founded the German Chemical Society
![Lydia Sesemann: 150 Years of Women’s Doctorates in Chemistry](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/202405_LydiaSesemann-125x94.png)
Lydia Sesemann: 150 Years of Women’s Doctorates in Chemistry
First woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry – but who knows her name?
![Charles Friedel and the Accidental Discovery of an Important Reaction](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/charlesfriedel_2024-125x94.png)
Charles Friedel and the Accidental Discovery of an Important Reaction
French chemist co-discovered the Friedel–Crafts reactions with James Mason Crafts
![Gustav Kirchhoff – Colored Flames, Prisms, and Element Discovery](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gustavkirchhoff_2024-125x94.png)
Gustav Kirchhoff – Colored Flames, Prisms, and Element Discovery
German physicist co-founded spectral analysis and co-discovered caesium and rubidium together with Robert Bunsen
![1000xChemistry – Creative Storytelling in 1000 Words](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1000xChemistry-125x94.png)
1000xChemistry – Creative Storytelling in 1000 Words
The winning stories from the 2nd Chemistry Culture Dissemination Essay Contest of the Italian Chemical Society
![Helen Murray Free and a Breakthrough in At-Home Diabetes Testing](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/helenmurrayfree_2024-125x94.png)
Helen Murray Free and a Breakthrough in At-Home Diabetes Testing
American chemist developed diagnostic test strips with her research partner and husband, Alfred Free, revolutionizing self-testing for diabetes and other diseases
![Gertrude B. Elion and the “Antiviral Odyssey”](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/gertrudeelion_2024-125x94.png)
Gertrude B. Elion and the “Antiviral Odyssey”
American Nobel Laureate, biochemist, and pharmacologist co-developed groundbreaking drugs for leukemia, herpes, and organ transplant rejection
![Molecules of Love](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20241402_HappyValentinesDay3-125x94.png)
Molecules of Love
Molecules such as adrenaline, dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin are involved in romantic feelings
![Carolina MacGillavry and the Determination of Crystal Structures](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/202401_CarolinaHMacGillavry-125x94.png)
Carolina MacGillavry and the Determination of Crystal Structures
Dutch chemist and crystallographer known for her discoveries on the use of diffraction in crystallography
![100 Years of the Association of Greek Chemists (1924 – 2024)](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/100thAnniversaryAssociationOfGreekChemists_2024-125x94.png)
100 Years of the Association of Greek Chemists (1924 – 2024)
A brief history of chemistry in Greece and the Greek chemical society
![Chemical Recycling – A Key Technology for the Circular Economy](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/202310_PlasticRecyclingCovestro-125x94.png)
Chemical Recycling – A Key Technology for the Circular Economy
Chemolysis and pyrolysis are promising processes for cases in which mechanical recycling is not effective—an introduction and examples from Covestro
![Rachel Fuller Brown and the Fight against Fungal Infections](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rachelfullerbrown_2023-125x94.png)
Rachel Fuller Brown and the Fight against Fungal Infections
American chemist co-developed the antifungal medication nystatin
![Chika Kuroda – The Pioneering Female Chemist in Japan](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kurodachika_2023-125x105.png)
Chika Kuroda – The Pioneering Female Chemist in Japan
The first female chemist to graduate from university in Japan worked in organic chemistry, specifically on plant dyes
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Happy Birthday Darmstadtium!
The element darmstadtium (Ds) was first created on November 9, 1994, at the Institute for Heavy Ion Research (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany
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Historical Dye Collection of the TU Dresden
TU Dresden's König Building, home of the historical dye collection, is designated a "Historical Site of Chemistry“ by the GDCh