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

Wonderlab Comic – Reaction Time

Border Between Ionic Liquids and Electrolyte Solutions
Professor Masayoshi Watanabe, Yokohama National University, Japan, on protic and solvate ionic liquids and their promising applications

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

Social Media in Sciences – Interview with R. Luque, Universidad de Cordoba
Rafael Luque, Universidad de Cordoba, Spain, shares his experiences and benefits of using social media in sciences

Chemical Secrets of the Violin Virtuosi – Part 3
In this final part, Klaus Roth asks: Do Stradivarius violins really sound better than all the rest?

Guess the Chemist (8)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

So Much Fun with Chemistry: Vote & Submit Chemistry Jokes
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

Kinetics of Chemical Reactions
Book looking at experimental and theoretical kinetic methods is reviewed by Frerich Keil, Germany

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

Angewandte Chemie 32/2012: Networking
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie