Transformative Open Access Agreement with Springer Nature (Projekt DEAL)

Projekt Deal and Springer Nature have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The final contract will be concluded later this year.

Through the agreement, more than 13,000 articles by German scholars and scientists are expected to be published open access per year (included are 1900 subscription based journals and 600 OA gold journals, incl. Nature Communications und Scientific Reports – Nature branded subscription titles are excluded). The agreement also covers read access to all Springer Nature journals.

More information:

Periodic Table Shows Element Scarcity

We all or almost all have one, but what elements is a smartphone made of? This periodic table by the European Chemical Society shows around 30 elements and its scarcity. Some 10 million smartphones are being discarded or replaced every month in the European Union and the raw materials are rarely recycled. EuChemS hopes that this thought-provoking periodic table will lead to reflection and ultimately, action.

The 90 natural elements that make up everything
https://www.euchems.eu/euchems-periodic-table/