Natural Flavorings

Natural Flavorings

Heating ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and L-cysteine in solution at different pH results in formation of a complex mixture of aroma volatiles

Smoke Detection Improved

Smoke Detection Improved

2,5-Dimethylfuran can be used to monitor environmental tobacco smoke levels and detect second-hand smoke

Up Close and Organic

Up Close and Organic

Microscopy could beat NMR and crystallography for powerful 3D structure determinations of complex organic molecules

Toxic Color Test

Toxic Color Test

A new lab-on-a-chip sensor array – little bigger than a business card can – detect toxic industrial chemicals at low cost and low concentrations

New EuCheMS President

New EuCheMS President

The EuCheMS elected Ulrich Schubert, Vienna University of Technology, member of the Austrian chemical society, as their new president