Places around the world that we think are exciting for chemists to visit
Highlighting notable research, institutions, individuals, personal experiences, ethical questions, and issues such as diversity and inclusion.

16 Must-See Places Around the World for Chemists

Marie Curie’s 1918 Research Tour of Italy
Documentary film describes a little-known three-week stay in Italy to find new sources of radium

Tales of Olympic Marathons
Strychnine and brandy instead of water, women in the marathon, from about 40 km to exactly 42.195 km, hyponatremia, cannabinoid receptors

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?

Loney Clinton Gordon and the Pertussis Vaccine
African-American chemist worked on the development of an effective pertussis vaccine

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

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
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
First woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry – but who knows her name?

The Chemistry Behind the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights
Beautiful natural phenomenon caused by the interaction between charged particles from the Sun and the Earth's atmosphere