Synthetic chemists use to perform their reactions in various pieces of glassware such as round-bottomed flasks, vials, Schlenk tubes of simple beakers. An article recently published in PNAS(1) reports synthetic chemistry performed in an unusual environment,...

For more than three centuries, Antonio Stradivari’s instruments (violins, cellos, harps,…) have represented the quintessence of the Cremonese instrument-making tradition. During his life (1644-1737), Stradivari has produced more than 1100 instruments,...

To romantic people such as chemists, autumn and its spectacular colors provides every year an endless source of wonder. Rather unsurprisingly, a couple of coloured chemicals are involved in the process, which leads several billions tons of leaves to go from...

Synthetic chemists use to perform their reactions in various pieces of glassware such as round-bottomed flasks, vials, Schlenk tubes of simple beakers. An article recently published in PNAS(1) reports synthetic chemistry performed in an unusual environment,...

For more than three centuries, Antonio Stradivari’s instruments (violins, cellos, harps,…) have represented the quintessence of the Cremonese instrument-making tradition. During his life (1644-1737), Stradivari has produced more than 1100 instruments,...

To romantic people such as chemists, autumn and its spectacular colors provides every year an endless source of wonder. Rather unsurprisingly, a couple of coloured chemicals are involved in the process, which leads several billions tons of leaves to go from...