Entertaining science-related books and podcast episodes recommended by editors

Summer Reading 2018

Phase Switch in Polymers Using Light
Bistable material switches from solid to fluid and back

Guess the Chemist (80)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

One Proton, One Electron—Many Transfer Pathways
Direct theoretical method for distinguishing mechanisms of net hydrogen atom transfers

ChiMiCapisce
The first Italian communication contest dedicated to the chemical sciences

Carbon Nanoscroll Cathodes for Aluminum Batteries
Material with high anion storage capability and cycling stability

75th Birthday: Helmut Schwarz
Eminent German physical and theoretical chemist

Virtual Screening of Antimicrobial Peptide Dendrimers
Activity of an antimicrobial peptide dendrimer improved using computational methods

How We Can Rebuild Trust in Science—And Why We Must
What can be done about the declining public trust in scientific research?

What Is Quantum Crystallography?
A. Genoni and S. Grabowsky on the definition of and fascination with quantum crystallography and the future of this emerging field