European Women in Chemistry edited by Jan Apotheker and Livia Simon Sarkadi, reviewed by Francesco De Angelis, University of l’Aquila, Italy

European Women in Chemistry

H2O Mach’s Bunt School Competition
Many plants contain dyes that change color depending on the pH value, for example, red cabbage. But what other colors are even better?

The Sensor-tive Scorpian
A scorpion-like fluorescent triazole allows sensitive detection of copper and mercury in sea samples from Sydney Harbour

Global Experiment: Water – A Chemical Solution
Join to explore one of Earth’s most critical resources and the attempt to break the record for the biggest scientific experiment ever

New SCI President — Interview with Vincenzo Barone
Vincenzo Barone, the new president of the Società Chimica Italiana (SCI), talks about the SCI, IYC 2011, politics, young chemists

Water Splitting in Two Parts
Photocatalytic water splitting system that mimics the two-step process of photosynthesis reported

Wonderlab Comic — Survivor
A new comic series by Sophie Lin: It's a bad day for glassware in Sophie's lab as they play Survivor ...

Reactor Cleans Wastewater and Itself
A self-cleaning membrane reactor for industrial wastewater treatment decomposes organic foulants and stops pores from getting blocked

Winner of the First iPad
Professor Hee Yoon Lee, KAIST, Korea, is the December winner of the campaign: Register for ChemViews Newsletter & Win an iPad

Language Skills Important in Graduate Recruitment
Europe-wide survey among employers shows that for graduate recruitment soft skills are as valued as sector-specific and computer skills