How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery?
Chemistry of a Hangover — Alcohol and its Consequences Part 3
Wonderlab Comic — Die Leiden der Jungen Richpunzel
Richpunzel poors her lab-based sorrows out to her diary in the latest Wonderlab installment
Christian Reichardt and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry
Christian Reichardt, Marburg, Germany, discusses the fourth edition of his highly successful book
Women in Chemistry — Interview with Veronique Gouverneur
Veronique Gouverneur, University of Oxford, UK, has worked in research groups on both sides of the Atlantic with renown scientists
Visible Improvement to Light Harvesting
Improved light harvesting in the visible region with addition of a coumarin group to iridium(III) complex
Jean-Claude Volta (1946 – 2011)
Jean-Claude Volta, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse IRC, Villeurbanne, France, passed away last week
Classics in Total Synthesis III
Classics in Total Synthesis III by K. C. Nicolaou and Jason Chen, reviewed by Dirk Menche and Sebastian Essig
Television for the Nose
Progress toward smell television: targeted release of various scents from individually addressable chambers
Recycled Cardboard in Packaging Risks Contamination
New study shows that using recycled cardboard in food packaging risks contaminating food with mineral oils
Baking Powder for Environmentally Friendly Hydrogen Storage
A new, CO2 neutral approach to hydrogen storage is based on simple salts of formic acid and carbonic acid