LANXESS and Saudi Aramco create world-leading joint venture for synthetic rubber

Excellently Positioned Synthetic Rubber Company

What Makes a Good Sunscreen?
A sunscreen's overall formulation can be just as important as the right UV filters

Towards Carbon Nanobelts
Synthesis of π-extended [12]cycloparaphenylene (CPP) derivatives from a kinked triangular macrocycle

Air Pollution Causes Deaths
Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives by 2050; mainly this is attributed to small domestic fires

Worldwide Use of Antibiotics
Current state of antibiotic use and resistance in humans and animals around the globe shows dangerous trends

Photoredox Activation of Aryl Bromides
Activation of aryl-Br bonds by triplet-triplet annihilation-initiated single electron transfer

Special Issue of Angewandte Chemie: International Year of Light
Celebrating the International Year of Light 2015 with a focus on spectroscopy and photochemistry

Innovation in the Chemical Industry
Study looks at what strengthens and what hinders innovation in the chemical industry

What the Public Thinks About Chemists
Klaus Roth writes why we should take pride in our chemistry and infect others with our enthusiasm

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 – Voting Results Friday 18 September
Latest results of the predictions for the next Nobel Prize in Chemistry