Rechargeable batteries in cars could give way to microporous polymer that is an unusually powerful supercapacitor
New Type of Rechargeable Battery
Pietro Biginelli: The Man Behind the Reaction
The Biginelli dihydropyrimidine synthesis is a very important and old multicomponent reaction—so why has its creator been forgotten?
Building Desalination Plants with DeSal Organizer A. Kroiß
Alex Kroiß, organizer of the DeSal Challenge, Munich, Germany, discusses the event and what inspired him to get involved
Desalination in the Rain: The 2011 TUM DeSal Challenge
The DeSal Challenge at the Technical University Munich provided new ideas for desalination and much fresh water despite the rain
Interview with Editors of ChemistryOpen
Interview with the editors of the new ChemPubSoc Europe journal ChemistryOpen – youngest member, but a first in many aspects
First Tricolor Liquid Crystals
Thermal and mechanical stimuli switch the luminescence of a liquid-crystal mixture between three different colors
OMCOS 16 Conference: Chemistry with a Song
Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis Symposium provided some interesting chemistry and entertainment
Women in Chemistry — Interview with Supawan Tantayanon
Supawan Tantayanon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, will be the first female president of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies
Wonderlab Comic — Gloves
Gin-Jo and Sophie discover the importance of wearing — and removing — gloves
Everybody – Many – 60 – 15 – 4
German selection process for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from the North Rhine-Westphalian point of view and its success