The first female chemist to graduate from university in Japan worked in organic chemistry, specifically on plant dyes

Chika Kuroda – The Pioneering Female Chemist in Japan

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Chemistry Takes on Paper Conservation – Part 2
The chemical causes of paper disintegration

Unusual Lead-Based Minerals in Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci's famous paintings contain exceptional pigments that may have accelerated drying

Historical Dye Collection of the TU Dresden
TU Dresden's König Building, home of the historical dye collection, is designated a "Historical Site of Chemistry“ by the GDCh

Kenichi Fukui and the Importance of Frontier Orbitals
First Chemistry Nobel Laureate from Asia performed groundbreaking theoretical work on chemical reactivity

History of Synthetic Dyes
How chemistry has created a new industry from a waste product of the coal industry

Chemistry Takes on Paper Conservation – Part 1
The beginnings of paper production—from rags to wood

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Rethinking Chemistry—WiFo 2023
We need to broaden our perspective, look at chemistry from a new angle, and strengthen the interactions between the different disciplines