It has been time for the Material Chemistry (MC) Conference again, the 14th of this name. Birmingham’s Aston University hosted the event this July. Material Chemistry is a broad field. It spans from energy device materials to polymers, from biological applications to purely theoretical ones. Apart from plenary talks, there were four parallel sessions and […]
These days, almost every child knows about lithium ion batteries (LIB). Many modern technologies that we are so dependent on today – smartphones, notebooks, etc. – would be unthinkable without these batteries. And they are thought to be indispensable for electro-powered mobility in the future. A vision that I do not share, but that is […]
Every second year, the advances of materials chemistry are discussed in a fantastic conference of the Royal Chemical Society (RSC). Material is a broad term, and most issues in modern life need materials, be it clothes, mobile phones, energy devices or medicine. No big surprise therefore, that so many researchers of so many fields come […]
Finally: Academia-Webinars are also available in English now! With the beginning of 2017 Academia Webinars have launched their new Program in English. One of the reknown speakers will be me. I will start with a 75 min tutorial on Fuel Cells. It is called: From “Oil Economy” to “Hydrogen Economy” – an Introduction into Fuel […]
A. Goldberg, K. Roth and C. J. Chemjobber have taken a “Sisysphos work” on themselves and have compiled a comprehensive and exhaustive list of chemical-free household products. They studied cosmetic products, cleaning agents, herbal supplements and processed foods and beverages. The list is available here: http://junq.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cf.pdf I thank the authors for their great work. This […]
For my scientific eduction, I will attend two conferences this year: the 2. International Conference on Polyol Mediated Synthesis in Hikone, Japan und the 18. Vortragstagung der Fachgruppe Festkörperchemie und Materialforschung der GDCh The first conference has two advantages: I can polish up my (spoken) Japanese again and I will learn a lot about the […]
Now and again, it needs a good laugh during a tedious work. Here are two funny typos. RNA spicing (For Non-Experts: you can splice RNA which consists of two strands into the single strands) secretary cell (For Non-Experts: it should be secretory, a cell that secretes, e.g., hormones) You will find the latter one with […]
The second Wordfast User Conference takes place in Nice from 28 to 30 April. Wordfast Forward User Conference This year’s conference place is Nice in France. A very attractive destination and I hope the look from the windows will not be too distracting. The program is very attractive as well, though. Apart from issues about […]
