The drying process of oil-based paints can take several weeks to months or years. Why does it take so long?
Author Archive for: Vera Koester (630)
February 7–8, 1922: An Important Night for Physicists And Chemists
What happened during this night in 1922?
What Are Face Masks Made of?
We use them all the time, but what are they actually made of? How does the filter effect work?
Polymer Science Is Far From Being Dead
Markus Antonietti about his research, Staudinger, Faust, the Kitchen Lab of the Max Planck Institute, and the Noodle catalyst
Bringing Other Voices into the Discussion
Peter Gärtner, President of the Austrian Chemical Society, on generally understandable explanations in chemistry and research in the field of doping
Lab-Grown Coffee
Interview with Heiko Rischer, VTT Finland, about the potential of cellular agriculture for sustainable food production
Discussions Are Inherent to Science
Marina Rodnina about her fascination for the ribosome and what she enjoys most about her job as a Director of a Max Planck Institute
Get Inspired by other Disciplines and Cultures
Interview with Tsuyoshi Minami, University of Tokyo, first awardee of the IUPAC Emerging Innovator Award in Analytical Chemistry
Why Do Cash Registers Not Need Ink Cartridges?
How does the thermal printing process for receipts, parking tickets, and the like work?
The Chemical Bond is the Basis of the Complexity of the Universe
Gernot Frenking about his research, surprising chemical bonds, his work in Spain and China, basic research and applications