What to read or listen to this summer? I have asked members of the Chemistry Europe community to recommend enjoyable science-themed books and podcasts

Chemistry Europe’s Top Summer 2025 Book & Podcast Picks

Sulfur-Rich Network Polymers via Dynamic C–S Bonding
Max von Delius, Kerstin Leopold, and colleagues developed sulfur-rich network polymers that show excellent metal sorption and battery cathode performance

Shaping Future Leaders Together: A Collaboration Between EYCN and EIIL
The EYCN, representing early-career chemists across Europe, and the EIIL, a network of industrial leaders, have partnered to advance leadership development, bridging academia and industry

Fritz Ullmann and the Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
A pioneering chemist, Fritz Ullmann advanced copper-catalyzed reactions and created the renowned Ullmann’s Encyclopedia, shaping industrial chemistry for generations

200th Birthday of Emil Erlenmeyer
Why is a glass vessel with a narrow neck (narrow-neck flask) or a wider neck (wide-neck flask) called an Erlenmeyer flask?

Chlorinated Organic Substances Can Be Converted into Dioxins in the Atmosphere
A new photochemical pathway forming dioxins and furans from atmospheric chlorinated organics on mineral dust identified, highlighting the need to reassess the toxicity of these compounds and their transformation products

Sunday ChemistryViews Quiz (11)
Test your chemistry knowledge with our fun and quick quiz, releasing on select Sunday mornings!

Angewandte Chemie 19/2025: Exciting
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: April 2025
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Fluorine Tunneling Reshapes Our Understanding of Molecular Stability
Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel and Carsten Müller, Germany, and colleagues have spent over a decade investigating the fascinating behavior of the [F₅]⁻ anion in a cryogenic neon matrix