A growing collection of articles highlights how chemistry is increasingly essential in crime scene investigations (CSI) and solving crimes

Crime Scene Chemistry

Literature Prize for Günter Klar and Armin Reller
Authors of book on the development of chemistry honored by German Chemical Industry Fund (FCI)

Connecting Minds and Stimulating Ideas for Future Progress
The huge National Conference of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) in Milan covered a wide range of topics from chemistry, but also from ethics to music, film, and visual arts – some highlights

Collaborations in History
A chemistry picture quiz about cooperation partners

Death in a Pot: From England’s Famous Chemist to Exiled and Forgotten
Why did Fredrick Accum’s 1820 book about simple methods for detecting the adulteration of foods not make him a pioneer of consumer protection?

Stamp for the 150th Birthday of Carl Bosch
A German stamp celebrates the 150. birthday of one of the most influential industrialists of the 20th century

Chemistry & Dyes
A collection of articles on the chemistry of dyes and the historical development of dyes

Friedrich Konrad Beilstein’s Contributions to Organic Chemistry
Russian-German chemist renowned for his creation of the Beilstein Handbook, the Beilstein test, and the rules for the chlorination of alkylbenzenes

Guess the Chemist (153)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Marie Curie’s 1918 Research Tour of Italy
Documentary film describes a little-known three-week stay in Italy to find new sources of radium