Year of Chemistry
The UN General Assembly has declared 2011 the “International
Year of Chemistry”. Chemistry has contributed a great deal to our welfare both
in the past and the present. Chemistry is everywhere and affects so many aspects of our daily lives. It is
the key to a deeper understanding of nature as countless chemical reactions
take place in the smallest unit of life, the cell. Chemistry also plays a
significant role in solving the problems of today, such as energy and
environmental issues. Its fruits help shape our future, which is why the slogan
of the International Year of Chemistry 2011 is “Chemistry – Our Life, Our
Future”. Chemistry is also an important branch of research at ETH Zurich, and its
Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences (D-CHAB) is one of the largest
at the university. A dossier will thus be dedicated to the Year of Chemistry, summarising
all the articles published on the subject in ETH Life over the year.
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