Many factors can affect the rate of reaction. Wonderlab experiments to find the perfect reaction time 

No matter how carefully you prepare and run your column, things can still go wrong. We look at some common problems and possible alternatives

Professor Masayoshi Watanabe, Yokohama National University, Japan, on protic and solvate ionic liquids and their promising applications

A molecular Wankel engine made from a dual-ring structure boron cluster can be driven by light without overheating

Rafael Luque, Universidad de Cordoba, Spain, shares his experiences and benefits of using social media in sciences

In this final part, Klaus Roth asks: Do Stradivarius violins really sound better than all the rest?

Each of the 34 designs of the official Olympic torch has relyed on chemistry to stay alight throughout the torch relay

Vote how much you like a joke and submit your own; it will be added to the form and the best one will win a prize

Nanoparticles stabilized by a cationic polymer can be dispersed in wide range of solvents and ionic liquids leading to good catalytic activity

Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie