Professor Thomas Junkers, Belgium, is awarded by the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh; German Chemical Society)

Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize for T. Junkers

GDCh Prize for Authors and Journalists
Dr. Michael Gross, Oxford, UK, has been awarded by the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh; German Chemical Society)

Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis of Glycolipids
Enzymatic synthesis of two novel amino sugar fatty acid esters

Improving Memory with Blueberries
Blueberries alleviate the cognitive dysfunctions following the long-term consumption of a high-fat diet

175th Birthday: James Mason Crafts
James Mason Crafts discovered together with Charles Friedel the Friedel–Crafts reactions; answer to Guess the Chemist (27)

Is Coffee Giving You Heartburn? Try a Darker Roast!
A dark brown roast coffee is shown to be less effective at stimulating the secretion of gastric acid than a medium roast blend

More R&D in India
BASF opens global R&D center in Mumbai, India

Angewandte Chemie 11/2014: Are Some Types of Research More Equal than Others?
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Rapid Assessment of Protecting-Group Stability
Stability screening of widely utilized silyl, acetal, and carbamate protecting groups

Inducing the Self-Digestion of Melanoma Cells
A compound that kills melanoma cells through an apoptosis-independent mechanism has been discovered