Alex Kroiß, organizer of the DeSal Challenge, Munich, Germany, discusses the event and what inspired him to get involved

Interview with the editors of the new ChemPubSoc Europe journal ChemistryOpen – youngest member, but a first in many aspects

Thermal and mechanical stimuli switch the luminescence of a liquid-crystal mixture between three different colors

Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis Symposium provided some interesting chemistry and entertainment

Supawan Tantayanon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, will be the first female president of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies

German selection process for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) from the North Rhine-Westphalian point of view and its success

Gin-Jo and Sophie discover the importance of wearing — and removing — gloves

Michael Wink, University of Heidelberg, Germany, talks about his book, the future of biotechnology, and the best grapes to grow in Heidelberg

Roberta Sessoli, University of Florence, Italy, is a pioneer in the field of magnetic bistability and quantum effects in mesoscopic materials

Worldwide production of solar cells and their countries of origin