Highlights of the event attended by approx. 8000 chemists

94th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan

Substitution Effects on Palladium Carbene and Thioketone Complexes
T-shaped palladium carbene and thioketone complexes from Li/Cl carbenoids

Guess the Mineral (1)
Guess the name of a mineral with the help of an image and some tips

Pore Tuning for Ethylene Separation
Porous coordination polymer captures ethylene from ethane selectively and releases it under mild conditions

New Approach to Studying Solar Panel Absorber Materials
First use of the X-ray resonant single-crystal diffraction technique for the investigation of the Cu2ZnSnS4 structure

Cool Science Music Videos
Positive and negative effects of the new trend of cool science music videos

Chemistry in Israel
Ilan Marek discusses the historic reasons for Israel's success in chemistry, as well as its present and future

New Form of Phosphorus
Calculations predict the existance of a previously unknown phase of phosphorus with possible potential for nanoelectronic devices

Hierarchy of Research
Adam Heller discusses that not all research is equal and gives his personal suggestion on how to fund critical, independent thinking

Michael Franz Lappert (1928 – 2014)
Professor Michael Franz Lappert, University of Sussex, UK, passed away last week