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Chemistry International Volume 48, Issue 2
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cover: From the depths of the ocean to the heart of exploding stars, magnesium’s story is one of unlikely abundance and extraordinary impact. Though hidden in seawater and bound within minerals, this lightweight metal has quietly shaped everything from wartime technology to modern industry—and even the chemistry of life itself. As scientists and engineers learned to extract it on a massive scale, magnesium became a bridge between Earth’s most accessible resources and humanity’s boldest ambitions, proving that even the most common elements can fuel remarkable journeys. Directly from the Science History Institute, see Patrick Shea’s feature p. 6.
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Archives of Chemistry International
Features
An Interview with Omar Yaghi (2)
by Gideon Levy
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Magnesium, from the Sea to the Stars (6)
by Patrick H. Shea
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From Venice to the World: Inspiring the Next Generation of Green Chemists (14)
by Beatriz Chícharo, Vinícius de Paula, Bryle Matthew F. Bacatan, Joy Salome Dotse and Maria-Iuliana Chirica
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IUPAC Wire
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Ronny Neumann Receives the 2026 IUPAC–Soong Prize for Sustainable Chemistry (18)
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Christo Balarew Award Awarded to Mónia A. R. Martíns (18)
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The 2026 IUPAC-Richter Award Goes to Richard B. Silverman (19)
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CCE Announces 2026 Global Awards Honoring Excellence in Chemistry Education (20)
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2026 Franzosini Prize and Balarew Award—Call for Nominations (21)
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IUPAC Formalizes Establishment of European-Based Secretariat with Signing of Agreements in Rome and Malaga (21)
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Towards gender equality in scientific organizations (22)
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Green Chemistry for Life—Evaluation of the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC Program (23)
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In memoriam: Hans Vliegenthart (24)
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Project Place
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Engaging Chemistry Experts to Explain How Their Research Addresses World Needs (25)
<doi> | <https://iupac.org/project/2024-010-2-021/>
Revision and Update of the Red Book—Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (26)
<doi> | <https://iupac.org/project/2025-014-2-800/>
Terminology for Polymer Materials used in Energetic Applications (27)
<doi> | <https://iupac.org/project/2025-013-3-400>
Threshold values for environmental chemical contaminants in the marine environment (27)
<doi> | <https://iupac.org/project/2025-036-1-600>
Ultra-Processed Food: The Chemistry Within (27)
<doi> | <https://iupac.org/project/2025-023-2-700>
The Current Status of Analytical Chemistry Education (28)
<doi> | <https://iupac.org/project/2019-039-3-500>
Flow-through analytical systems and microsystems with electro-chemical detection for monitoring of biologically active species (29)
<doi> | <https://iupac.org/project/2023-010-2-500/>
Making an imPACt
A brief guide to polymer terminology (IUPAC Technical Report) (32)
<https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2023-0304>
Flow-through analytical systems and microsystems with electrochemical detection for monitoring of biologically active species (IUPAC Technical Report) (32)
<https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2025-0514>
Metrics for green syntheses (32)
<https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2025-0553>
The influence of quantum theory on chemistry (33)
This Review Article concludes the Special PAC series celebrating Quantum Science; <degruyterbrill.com keyword: Quantum science and technology>
<https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2025-0536>
Setting the standard on chemistry terms and symbols (33)
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Provisional Recommendations
Glossary of terms relating to modeling and simulation of polymers (33)
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Comments by 31 July 2026
Conference Call
Solution Chemistry (34)
by Jalel Mhalla
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IUPAC Poster Prize Certificate awarded at the 77th Annual Congress of the Slovak & Czech Chemical Societies (36)
by Milan Drábik
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Digital Units, Symbols and Terminology for the Physical Sciences (38)
by Jeremy Frey
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Sustainability of Digital Data Standards in the Chemical Sciences (39)
<doi> | <https://nfdi4chem.de/digsustain3-workshop-in-london/>
Where 2B & Y
Philosophy of Chemistry | 29-31 July 2026 (40)
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Engaging Chemistry – IUPAC | CSC 2027 (40)
by Francesca M. Kerton
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Mark Your Calendar
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