Professor Bernd Ondruschka, the Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, celebrates his 65th birthday
65th Birthday: Bernd Ondruschka
10th Anniversary: Archer Martin's Death
Celebrating the life of A. Martin, pioneer of partition chromatography and answer to Guess the Chemist (7), on the anniversary of his death
Olympics: Where Will The Medals Go?
Researchers from Bochum, Germany, predicted medals for 172 countries at the 2012 Olympic Games even before the games start
Critics of Biofuels
German National Academy of Sciences issues a critical statement on the use of bioenergy
Pyrroles from Lego and Dominos
A highly modular "Lego method" produces an underrepresented class of pyrroles prevalent in natural products
Biggest Biofuel Pilot Plant
Clariant’s sunliquid process turns plant waste products into second-generation cellulose ethanol
Summer Reading
Editors recommend chemistry and science related books fun to read during this summer
Potent and Selective c-Met Inhibitor
O-linked triazolotriazines are novel c-Met inhibitors displaying efficacy and selectiveness for cancer cell lines
US Chemical Industry
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the first and second quarter 2012 growth was weak
Energy from the Deep Sea
Clean energy is a big topic these days. Extraction of CH4 out of underwater sediments could be one solution to the problem