The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry to raise public awareness about the contributions of this science to the well-being of humanity. Under the motto "Chemistry: our life, future our" ( "Chemistry: our life, our future"), the objectives of this commemoration are to increase public appreciation of chemistry as a fundamental tool to meet the needs of society, promote interest in chemistry among young people, and generate enthusiasm for their creative future. The whole world will celebrate this year Chemistry both from an artistic and scientific point of view, as well as its important contributions to knowledge, environmental protection , health improvement and economic development .
2011 coincides with the centenary of the Nobel Prize awarded to Marie Curie for her contributions to chemistry and the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies.
On VERY Interesting Twitter, we will celebrate this year by offering our followers a daily "chemical pill" (with the hashtag # chemical pill) so that they can discover curious facts about this exciting science every day with us.
