August Beer (1825 – 1863)
German researcher well-known for his contributions to the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law
A Step toward a Circular Economy?
Catalytic deconstruction of PET with zirconium metal–organic framework
Can Brine from Seawater Desalination Plants Be a Source of Critical Metals?
Seawater brines are an enormous potential source of minerals and metals - first discoveries
Where is Open Access Publishing Heading?
A decade of Gold Open Access from Chemistry Europe
Guess the Character (12)
Can you guess the fictional scientist from the description?
Controlling Neural Stem Cell Differentiation with MOFs
Platform accelerates differentiation via safe and stable supply of chemicals using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 1
Around 1700, Berlin was a colorful center of innovation – a scene that led to the discovery of the century: Prussian blue
Know Thy Carbs! Safer Carbohydrate Detection Methods for School Labs – Part 2
Improved detection reactions for carbohydrates
Guess the Chemist (125)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
David A. Evans (1941 – 2022)
Eminent organic chemist known, e.g., for work on chiral auxiliaries passed away
Call for Nominations: New Prize for Ludic Sciences
Recognition of a scientific work resulting from research carried out not with a view to a specific application but out of pure curiosity
Cathode Based on Active Nitrogen Centre
Sulfonamides make robust cathode material for proton batteries
Chemistry Europe Symposium as Part of the ECC8
Chemistry Europe is planning a special symposium as part of the ECC8 in Lisbon covering research and chemistry entrepreneurship
New Approach for Treating Multiple-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus
Synthetic peptide reduces the virulence of the bacteria by blocking their communication by “quorum sensing”
150th Birthday: Georges Urbain
French chemist discovered the element lutetium
Jirō Tsuji (1927 – 2022)
Eminent chemist known for pioneering work on palladium-catalyzed reactions passed away
Chemistry Europe Announces Fellows Class of 2020/21
Honoring the European Spirit
Chemistry Europe Signs Collaboration Agreement with EFMC
Chemistry Europe journals ChemMedChem and ChemBioChem to become official journals of European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (EFMC)
Sugars Gain Carbon Using Good Old Hydrazine Chemistry
Direct allylation and olefination of carbohydrates