Atomic spectrum of promethium studied using laser resonance ionization spectroscopy

Ionization Energy of Promethium Measured—Almost 75 Years After Its Discovery

On Being a Historian of Chemistry
Similarities of doing chemical research compared to doing research in the history of chemistry

Guess the Chemist (91)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Detecting Harmful Gases with Nanodiamonds
Phosphine-functionalized diamantanes for sensing air pollutants

First Penta- and Hexacoordinated Beryllium
Beryllium with unprecedented coordination numbers found under high pressures

A Defect-Rich Photocatalytic Titanium MOF
Titanium carboxylate metal-organic framework (MOF) for oxidative desulfurization and photocatalytic oxidation

Using Polymers to Direct Nanoparticle Arrays
Researchers have used block copolymer scaffolds to direct the growth of gold nanoparticle arrays

Time Capsule Dental Plaque
Remains in tartar allow insights into dietary habits, microbiome, and immune system of, for example, Neanderthals

Lanthanide Metallocenium Complexes
Series of light lanthanide metallocenium cations synthesized

First Semiconductor Crystal in Spiral Form
Layers of material lying at an angle to each other can develop completely new optical, thermal, and electronic properties