Nov

21

Prizes and Something More

November 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment

It is not new that the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock “for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis”. Recently, in recognition of their achievement, American Chemical Society (ACS) decided to provide free access to 101 articles published in ACS […]

Jun

28

37th International Chemistry Olympiad

June 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The 37th International Chemistry Olympiad will take place in Taiwan, from July 16 to 25. Additional information can be found here.
Update: According to the site, South Korea was the winner of this Olympiad, since their students won 4 gold medals. The young Russian Alexey Zeifman won the absolute first prize. The full list of winners […]

Apr

4

Attograms, Zeptograms and Yoctograms

April 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The measurement of the mass of a protein molecule, on the zeptogram (10-21 g) scale, is now possible, as can be read on New Scientist.com. Previously, in 2000, the mass of a cluster of gold atoms, near one attogram (10-18 g) was already measured. The next goal, a gigantic step, is to develop devices capable […]

Mar

28

Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties

March 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Another very interesting promotion from Knovel : Yaws’ Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties has unlimited access until April 6th. [via K-News]

Mar

28

CAS Science Spotlight: The 2004 most requested

March 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

CAS Science Spotlight, already mentioned here, has been updated. The 4Q-2004 data as well as 2004 annual data have been added, except the most cited articles list. The author with the highest number of requested articles from CAS electronic services worldwide during 2004 was Stephen L. Buchwald of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The most requested […]

Mar

13

Knovel Critical Tables

March 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Two weeks of open access to Knovel Critical Tables. [via K-News]

Feb

28

Top Ten Science

February 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

From the invaluable ResourceShelf, three very interesting references:
Hottest Journals of the Millennium (so far), Top Ten Most Prolific U.S. Universities, (All Fields), 1999-2003 and Top Ten Most-Cited Journals (All Fields), 1994-2004.

Feb

4

Science degrees ‘more lucrative than arts’

February 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Interesting: Science degrees ‘more lucrative than arts’. “Chemistry and physics graduates in the UK earn more throughout their lifetime than those graduating in the arts, according to a new report”.

Feb

2

Roentgenium

February 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment

IUPAC Recommendation about the name and symbol of the element with atomic number 111. The recommended name is Roentgenium with symbol Rg. (see report in pdf format)

Jan

18

Dioxins Again…

January 18, 2005 | Leave a Comment

… now in Germany: Dioxin found in German eggs.

Jan

18

And in a completely different scale…

January 18, 2005 | Leave a Comment

In Huygens Sends Images of Titan, from National Geographic News, one can read: Titan is sitting up there perking away as kind of a planet-scale chemistry lab doing a lot of the stuff that was going on in the Earth’s atmosphere four billion years ago. In the previous post we have a “lab-on-a-chip”, here we […]

Jan

16

Lab-on-a-chip

January 16, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Imagine an entire chemistry laboratory reduced to the size of a postage stamp. It could happen.

Jan

9

Do you want to know all about caffeine?

January 9, 2005 | 3 Comments

Well… almost all about caffeine can be found in this work published on the National Geographic Magazine.

Jan

8

Royal Society of Chemistry invests in the kitchen

January 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has created a new course, to be used in schools, called Kitchen Chemistry, as can be read on The Guardian. The idea is to show how Chemistry works in everyday life and attract young students to Science.

Dec

31

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog

December 31, 2004 | Leave a Comment

News and information about resources, aid, donations and volunteer efforts. “We are simply here to help you find the relevant information”.

Dec

16

Counterfeit cigarettes

December 16, 2004 | Leave a Comment

Counterfeit cigarettes are very dangerous! Poor smokers…

Dec

2

Urgent!

December 2, 2004 | Leave a Comment

Good news on Knovel’s blog K-News: two weeks of open access to three chemical safety titles. These tiles are: Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects (DOSE, 2nd Electronic Ed.), Sittig’s Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens (4th Ed.) and Knovel Solvents - A Properties Database.

Nov

30

The crisis is everywhere…

November 30, 2004 | Leave a Comment

According to the Guardian, the crisis arrived at the Oxford’s University Chemistry Department.

Nov

23

A new acid

November 23, 2004 | Leave a Comment

I saw this on Science Daily. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered the world’s strongest acid. Remarkably, it is also the gentlest acid… Continue to read.

Nov

12

The Alternative Nobel Prizes

November 12, 2004 | Leave a Comment

A very particular vision of Science: award achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think. That’s the goal of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Here is the list of the 2004 winners. The list with all the winners can be found here.

keep looking »