The Secrets of Alchemy
How to turn lead into gold or create an elixir of immortality? Alchemy probably got its bad reputation because of numerous cases of fraud
New Strategy to Guide Exciton Coupling And Nanoscale Morphology in Aqueous Environment
Gustavo Fernández, Germany, discusses a molecular design strategy using amphiphilic aza-BODIPY dyes that enables precise tuning of exciton coupling (J-type vs oblique) and nanoscale morphology
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How Can Mass Spectrometry Detect Proteins?
Test your knowledge of MS, MALDI-TOF MS, and lncRNAs! What information can mass spectrometry reveal?
In Fermi’s Footsteps: The Roman Homes of a Scientific Pioneer
A journey through Enrico Fermi’s life, told through the houses he lived in
Pumpkin Molecules 🎃
From molecules that give pumpkins their flavor and color to pumpkin-shaped molecules
The Enduring Legacy of Chimica Chronica: The Story of Greek Chemistry
Greece’s oldest chemistry journal, still in active publication, will celebrate 90 years in 2026
High-Efficiency Photoelectrocatalytic Urea Synthesis
He Li, China, discusses using amorphous-like Cu–Zn atomic clusters on silicon nanowires to enable faster, more efficient urea formation
Margaret Thatcher: A Chemist’s Path to Political Power
Margaret Thatcher, who studied chemistry and worked briefly as a chemist before dedicating herself fully to politics, would have turned 100 today
Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein—Discoverer of Tellurium
Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein discovered the semimetal tellurium while investigating Transylvanian ores in the late 18th century
Science Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
AI is transforming how science is shared and understood, providing powerful tools for creation and personalization while demanding careful ethical management
Design of Chromium(III) Chromophores with Independent Control of Redox and Optical Properties
Katja Heinze, Robert Naumann, and Steven Sittel (Mainz) synthesized a series of chromium(III) chromophores with identical optical properties but systematically tunable redox behavior to study photoredox mechanisms
How Mass Spectrometry Works—Short Quiz
Test your knowledge! Mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical technique that identifies and quantifies chemical species by measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of ions
Alumanyl Silyl Coinage Metal Complexes: Tuning Si–M Bond Reactivity and CO₂ Activation
J. Voigtland and M. Ludwig, TU Munich, show how main-group elements like Al and Si can fine-tune transition-metal reactivity, offering new ways to activate CO₂
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From Flat Rings to 3D Carbon-Nitrogen Cage Drug Scaffolds
Huan-Ming Huang, Shanghai, talks about using blue light and palladium to transform flat molecules into rigid 3D cages, opening doors for next-generation drugs
Bridging European Societies and Global Chemistry: Speaking with the New Editor-in-Chief of EurJIC
Chemistry Europe and Wiley-VCH have named Dr. Axel Straube as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Who’s Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
Make your predictions for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Bioluminescence—Short Quiz
Test your knowledge of bioluminescence! This fascinating natural phenomenon occurs when living organisms produce light through chemical reactions