Geraldine Richmond starts her term as President-Elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

New AAAS President-Elect

Angewandte Chemie 8/2014: A Long History
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

What’s New in 3D Printing?
3D printing has made its way into chemistry. H. Dodziuk looks at what this manufacturing technique could mean for science and society

Electronic Chemical Potentials of MOFs
Electron removal energies for six archetypal MOFs including zeolitic, covalent and ionic frameworks determined

Smartphone Detects Mercury
A smart-phone-based hand-held platform allows the quantification of mercury(II) ions in water samples with ppb level of sensitivity

Angewandte Chemie 7/2014: Cheers!
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Freeware Simulation for Renewable Power Plants
The simulation program FreeGreenius calculates profitability and the optimal design of a power plant

Guess the Chemist (26)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Vitamin C Deficiency – Part 2
When scurvy was identified as a form of malnutrition, an exciting race for the isolation, structure determination, and synthesis of vitamin C started

Periodicity of Melting Points
The phenomenon of periodicity is particularly clear in the melting points of the elements