65th Birthday: Wolfram Koch
Theoretical chemist and long time Executive Director of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society)
Loney Clinton Gordon and the Pertussis Vaccine
African-American chemist worked on the development of an effective pertussis vaccine
Guess the Chemist (152)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Lord Kelvin, the Coldest Possible Temperature, and the Age of the Earth
Irish-born Scottish physicist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor made seminal contributions to thermodynamics, among many other fields
Summer Reading 2024
What to read this summer: Editors recommend fun science-related books
Guess the Chemist (151)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
The Misjudgment of Heroin
From cure-all to most notorious drug of the 20th century
Space—ChemistryViews Discoveries (06/2024)
Highlights from the chemistry community, with a special focus on Europe—This month: How does a candle burn in zero gravity? - What bacteria are on the ISS? - etc.
First Person with an Element Named After Them in Their Lifetime
Who is the first person to have an element named after them in their lifetime? And who is the second?
Ernst Schering – A Pioneer in Research and the Chemical Industry
The chemist and entrepreneur began as a pharmacist at his "Grüne Apotheke," improved chemicals for photography, founded Schering AG, and co-founded the German Chemical Society
14 Cool Facts About the Number 14
ChemistryViews was launched 14 years ago – we took this as an opportunity to reflect on the number 14
Lydia Sesemann: 150 Years of Women’s Doctorates in Chemistry
First woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry – but who knows her name?
Guess the Chemist (150)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
ChemistryViews Discoveries (05/2024)
Highlights from the chemistry community, with a special focus on Europe
Guess the Chemist (149)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Charles Friedel and the Accidental Discovery of an Important Reaction
French chemist co-discovered the Friedel–Crafts reactions with James Mason Crafts
Guess the Chemist (148)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Heavy Elements
A collection of articles related to heavy or synthetic elements
Absinthe: The Magic of the Green Fairy – Part 2
Self-experimentation, a possible molecular formula in the search for the Green Fairy, and the right way to drink absinthe