Professor at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA, who developed redox-active materials passed away

Susan Odom (1980 – 2021)

Planar Tetracoordinate Fluorine Atoms
Theoretical study identified the first six systems whose global minima contain a planar tetracoordinate F atom

Merck to Expand its R&D and Manufacturing Site in Japan
Shizuoka is one of Merck's key technology centers in Japan, focusing on advanced materials development for the semiconductor and display industries

New State of Light
Phase transition in optical Bose-Einstein condensate observed

Planar Hexacoordinate Carbons
Prediction of species in which carbon is covalently bonded to three chalcogens and ionically bonded to three alkali metals

Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
1- and 2-Cyanonaphthalene detected using spectral matched filtering of radio telescope data

New Moves for the Leidenfrost Effect
Discovery makes it necessary to revise our understanding of the mechanism behind the hovering of water droplets on a hot surface

Young Chemists Met in Interactive Online Space
One of the largest conferences for young scientists in Europe went virtual

Guess the Chemist (112)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure (1767 – 1845)
One of the major pioneers in the study of photosynthesis