Dr. Sabine Wiederhold, Editor of Chemie Ingenieur Technik, looks back on the IYC 2011

Chemistry – Our Life, Our Future

New IUPAC President
Professor Kazuyuki Tatsumi, Nagoya University, Japan, takes over the role of President of IUPAC

Better Biomass
Energy and cost of torrefied biomass analyzed

Citations And Ethics
Jan Reedijk discusses how citation metrics are pushing editors, referees, and authors into strategic and sometimes unethical behavior

Design Effective Figures for Scientific Publications
A brief guide to designing effective figures for the scientific paper created by University of Washington scientists

New Year’s Greetings from GDCh President
Professor B. Albert, the new GDCh (German Chemical Society) president, introduces herself to the membership

US Investigates Beneficial Uses of CO2
Overview on US department of Energy's R&D program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through beneficial uses of carbon dioxide

Energy Mix for Global Welfare
A. Jess, University Bayreuth, and colleagues analyse what the annual energy consumption needs to be

Guess the Chemist (1)
Can you guess the famous chemist from the description?

Honorary Professor for Günther Weymans
Weymans, head of LANXESS's Technical Rubber Products business, awarded Professor h.c. by Qingdao University, China