Chemistry’s authority on nomenclature Iupac seeks new home

The body responsible for overseeing the periodic table plans to leave its base in the US and is calling for bids to provide it with a new home.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) codifies the measures and nomenclature used by chemists, including the official names of elements and their atomic weights. It announced the decision to move on 19 June in a letter, addressed to the representatives of its national member bodies, seeking proposals to host the organisation’s administration.