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Information on the first-ever European Chemistry Congress which was held at Budapest, Hungary on August 27-31, 2006 is presented. The geographical diversity of Europe's chemical society has led to a proliferation of national meeting. The congress featured industrial, academic, and governmental chemists and molecular scientists from different countries.

The article offers information about the ACHEMA week, a German acronym for chemical engineering exhibition and congress held in May 2006 in Frankfurt, Germany. The event organized by Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology attracted about 3,800 exhibitors from 50 countries who displayed their latest advances in chemical industry, pharmaceutical and food industries, energy production, and biotechnology. Among them were Watson-Marlow Bredel Inc., PPE Ltd., and Flowserve Corp.

Information about several papers discussed at a symposium on the means to control nanostructures to achieve new polymer properties is presented. A series of conjugated polymers blended in host insulating polymers has been investigated as a means of developing nano-size light emitting diodes. The use of layer-by-layer deposition to fabricate organic photovoltaic cells has been described.

Highlights the symposium on green polymer chemistry, held at the American Chemical Society's national meeting in Washington D.C. Keynote speakers; Topics discussed in the symposium; Number of presentations that combined different aspects of green polymer chemistry.

Highlights the International Symposium on Fluorous Technologies held in June 2005 at the University of Bordeaux in France. Seminal paper on fluorous chemistry by Exxon chemist Istvá T. Horvá and József Rábai from Eötvös Lorñand University; Outline of the properties of the commercial product Oxygent, a temporary intravenous oxygen carrier, by Jean G. Riess, a scientist at the San Diego-based University of California; Lecture about the use of fluorous tags in molecules.

Reports on the Chemical Research Applied to World Needs international conference in Paris, France. Discussion on how chemistry and chemical engineering can help address problems relating to the distribution of water, its purification and analysis, waste treatment and water pollution; Guest speakers.

Reports that a five-day meeting in Malta in December 2003 has brought together 35 scientists from 10 Middle Eastern nations to discuss research and education in the chemical sciences in the region. Organization of the conference by the International Activities Committee of the American Chemical Society; Observation that science makes it easy for people from different cultures and different countries to get on well together.

Reports on the highlighting of the key role of metals in the development of new materials during the 39th Congress of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry held in August 2003 in Ottawa, Ontario. Advances in the synthesis and use of molecular compounds and supramolecular systems that incorporate metals; Potential applications of metal-containing organic materials in molecular electronics, nanolithography, catalysis, photonics and biosensing.

Describes a symposium on polymer brushes held during the American Chemical Society 2003 national meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Polymer brushes covalently attached to the surface of a substrate prepared by grafting-to or grafting-from techniques; Advances in the polymer brush field; Wide range of polymerization techniques.

Highlights the symposium `Frontiers for Polymer Science in the 21st Century' of the American Chemical Society which showcased the most popular areas of polymer research. Review of past developments in science and technology that have led to the success in polymers; Focus of the technical sessions on young investigators' work; Nature as the inspiration for innovation in polymer science and technology.

Highlights the 1999 World Conference on Science in Budapest, Hungary. Issues tackled; Involvement of representatives of the scientific community and the various decision-making bodies concerned with the scientific enterprise; Conference end products. INSETS: Declaration defines four principles for 21st-century science.;Guidelines for action..

Reports on the 39th Congress and 42nd General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry held in Ottawa, Ontario in August 2003. Focus on research and education in the chemical sciences; Number of presentations and symposia; Congress theme 'Chemistry at the Interfaces.'

The article offers information about the ACHEMA 2006 exhibition and congress held in Frankfurt, Germany. The event's trend report showed that chemical process industries aimed at simplifying, accelerating, and automating analytical work. About 700 exhibitors represented the laboratory sector, making the largest delegate at the show. Among the exhibitors of these techniques were Thermo Electron Corp., Malvern Instruments Inc., and PerkinElmer Inc.

Offers a look at Chemical Research Applied to World Needs (CHEMRAWN) series of conferences, one of the most renowned activities of the International Union and Pure & Applied Chemistry. Purpose of conducting series of conferences; Information on the CHEMRAWN program; Other planned conferences of CHEMRAWN. INSET: Next CHEMRAWN conference will be held in Kenya.

The article reports that chemists at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland have shown the possibility of a single test in detecting various medical conditions using a relatively simple prototype molecule. The molecule, which they dub "lab on a molecule," was designed by professor A. Presanna de Silva. Furthermore, the molecule is an example of a three-input molecular AND logic gate.