Angela Agostiano, University of Bari, has been elected President of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI)

Angela Agostiano, University of Bari, has been elected President of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI)
The new President of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is Dr. Allison A. Campbell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Learning to communicate and cooperate with artists and other non-scientists
What makes salt taste salty?
Which scientific advances support growing vegetables in regions with permanent ice?
Why was the beer purity law or Reinheitsgebot introduced 500 years ago?
According to a study by the Oeko-Istitute, working conditions in many lead smelters in Africa are catastrophic
The decline in oil price effected the performance of the world's largest companies
Norbert Pfeil awarded for his "tireless, voluntary, and extremely successful work"
The German biochemist Lothar Jaenicke passed away on December 29th