The difficult road towards element 118
New Kids on the Table: Is Element 118 a Noble Gas? – Part 2
Emergency Diver, Chemical Engineer, Scholarship Holder
K. Westkamp on his social engagement as swift water specialist and emergency diver, and his already notable career path
Pores for Thought
Mesoporous shell@macroporous core aluminosilicates as sustainable nanocatalysts for direct N-alkylation of amines
EU Bans Neonicotinoids
According to critics this is a bad development for the European agricultural sector and the environment
Porous Salts for Fuel Cells
Organic salts with high proton conductivity
Water Dynamics Indicate Tumor Status
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique can assess tumor status noninvasively
Behind the Science: Cheap and Diastereoselective ß-Lactam Formation
Karen Hindson, EurJIC, talked to Bas de Bruin, University of Amsterdam, about his article on a one-pot route to ß-lactams, amides, and esters
A New Way to Atomically Thin Materials
Silicon secedes: titanium carbide flakes obtained by selective etching of titanium silicon carbide
The Scientist and the Forger
Krister Holmberg reviews the book "The Scientist and the Forger: Probing a Turbulent Art World" by Jehane Ragai
The Ins and Outs of a Ph.D. Across Continents
Why would someone do a joint Ph.D. project across continents? What are advantages and challenges?