The Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on December 1st

This Is Not The End, But The Beginning: The IYC Closing Ceremony

Winners of the ChemistryViews IYC Video Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of our IYC2011 video competition

Haja Luz! – Interview with Jorge Calado
J. Calado, University of Lisbon, talks about chemistry, history and art, and what really drove Mendeleev to create the Periodic Table

Why Are Ants Rarely Seen on the Webs of Spiders?
A novel property of spider silk: chemical defence against ants

60 Years Institut Dr. Flad
International renowned school for Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biotechnology and the Environment, celebrated with outstanding scientists

Graphic Designer Inspired by Chemists
A range of posters celebrating chemists and their contributions to mankind have been produced by graphic designer Simon Page

Green Carbon Dioxide – Interview with A. Quadrelli and G. Centi
Talk about the current state-of-the art of carbon dioxide recycling, carbon dioxide as a key element for the future of the chemical industry

Merck-Banyu Lectureship Award Winners
The Chemical Record special issue includes personal account articles from all seven past Merck-Banyu Lectureship awardees

Peter Gölitz Receives Honorary Doctorate
Peter Gölitz, Editor-in-Chief of Angewandte Chemie, receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Basel

Hydrogen Storage in a Liquid
Liquid-phase material that stores H2 could make the transition to an H2-based energy economy cheaper and easier