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Chemistry and COP26

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The Royal Society of Chemistry has gathered material on climate change from a chemical point of view, to be found under Chemistry and COP26.

In light of the UN Climate Change Conference that took place in Glasgow last month, the RSC published a position statement as well as a manifesto on climate change. Furthermore, the page features several educational videos on different aspects of environmental issues and sustainability. The chemistry behind factors of climate change and technologies with the aim of counteracting it are explained.

EuChemS Historical Landmark Award 2020 – Europe

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The Justus Liebig Laboratory in Gießen (Hessen) has been awarded the EuChemS Historical Landmarks Award – European Level!
It was awarded in recognition of:

“[…]the role it played in the history of chemistry and the European sense of belonging between people and ideas.”

– EuChemS

Justus von Liebig, who worked in the laboratory from 1824 to 1852, is considered as one of the founders of organic chemistry and revolutionized chemistry education as we know it, by combining research and teaching in a laboratory.

Nowadays, his laboratory is a museum and part of the UNESCO World Heratige. The collection includes historical documents, chemical apparatus, scientific instruments and much more! The Liebig-Museum is described as a time capsule where visitors can experience the original function and the working conditions of the time when chemistry first entered the universities.

For more information visit the EuChemS Award-Page.

Wilhelm Trautschold – Liebig’s laboratory at Gießen 1841
https://www.liebig-museum.de/geschichte/

GDCh.academy

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The GDCh (German Chemical Society) is offering a variety of chemistry related advanced training courses on their academy website.
The program includes:

Online courses
Live courses with exchange options (breakout rooms, chats, etc.)
E-learning courses
Digital course with a variety of learning materials and flexible learning times (live sessions, chats / forums, self-study, etc.)
Face-to-face courses
Courses take place on site (with appropriate hygiene concepts)

If you are interested to see what courses are availiable, check out the
2022 training program.

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New: GDCh.app

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The GDCh (German Chemical Society) has developed and released a new app for your smart-devices. In accordance with the GDCh executive committee’s vision, this new application aims to connect members and keep them updated, wherever they are.

Features include:

  • about 7000 articles related to chemistry
  • contents of “Nachrichten der Chemie”
  • press releases
  • personalized & public member profiles
  • social media notifications
  • and much more…

You can download the app on the Google PlayStore (Android), the
App Store (iOS) or take a look at the web application.

ChemRxiv Preprints

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Since the release of the ChemRxiv beta version in 2017, the support and usage of the free archive service for unpublished preprints in chemistry has increased tremendously. Since August 2019 the Chinese Chemical Society and the Chemical Society of Japan became co-owners of ChemRxiv, joining the founding societies the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the German Chemical Society.

Just recently the 10.000th preprint article has been uploaded to the archive. The most prevalent topics include:

  • computational chemistry (2911 entries)
  • organic chemistry (2142 entries)
  • physical chemistry (2139 enties)

and many more…

Here are some useful tips in case you want to submit your preprint!

Or take a look at the ChemRxiv FAQ incase you have other questions.