Have you ever found yourself in one of these familiar situations when you tell people you are a chemist?

Wonderlab Comic — I Major in Chemistry

Ketones Get Heavy
A way to replace the carbon atom in the ketonic C=O unit with the heavier element, germanium, found

Guess the Chemist (4)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

The Crisis of the Chemist — Chemists and Their Handicaps
Interview with Erwin Reicher, first ever Professor of Applied Popularity Research, University of Kleinzack, on how to make chemistry popular

Boron Brings More Boom
Boron nanoparticles dispersed in hypergolic ionic liquids improve ignition properties without compromising safety

Science Fiction Becoming Science Fact
Making drugs in vivo is still science fiction, but the pre-cursor imaging tools are becoming science fact according to researcher at the at the 243rd ACS National Meeting

Brain Saver
A derivative of the hormone progesterone could be used in emergencies or on the battlefield to treat brain injury

Organic Chemistry in Asia – Interview with K. Maruoka
Keiji Maruoka, Kyoto University, talks about his research, global co-operation in science, and the new Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry

Chemical Tweeting!?
Bacteria chat and make decisions based on those of their neighbors according to research presented at the 243rd ACS National Meeting
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Synthesis of Diazadioxacalix[4]arenes and Diazadioxa[14]cyclophanes
First single-step, regioselective synthesis of diazadioxacalix[4]arenes and diazadioxa[14]cyclophanes with alternating N/O-bridge patterns