The latest edition of Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry is reviewed by Ralf Giernoth, University of Cologne

Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry

Guess the Chemist (1)
Can you guess the famous chemist from the description?

Chemistry of the Christmas Candle — Part 3
In this last part we consider a candle burning in the absence of gravity

Brazilians Love For Mass Spectrometry
Professor Marcos Eberlin, new Associate Editor of Journal of Mass Spectrometry, on the development of mass spectrometry in Brazil

Celebrating 150 Years of the Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Launch of New Multidisciplinary Chemistry Journal
The first articles from the new Wiley-VCH and ChemPubSoc Europe journal ChemPlusChem are now online

Proteins in Focus
Adjustable protein microlenses made by femtosecond laser direct writing

New Coat for Golden Rods
New pretreatment process delivers biocompatible, stable gold nanorods for tumor treatment

Novartis Early Career Award in Organic Chemistry 2011
David Chen, Seoul National University, South Korea, and David Spiegel, Yale University, USA, awarded

Chemistry of the Christmas Candle — Part 2
We pursue the fate of a single wax molecule in a burning candle