Every blog name/title has a story behind it; some maybe more interesting than others. After I decided that I wanted to start a science website, I had to choose a name. At the time, I had hopes that my blog would be more chemistry driven but I also chose a title that is mixed - just like Medicinal Chemistry (what I did my Bsc in). A couple of ideas I had for my blog name were: protons & pyrimidines neutrons & nucleotides electrons & enzymes as sweet as glucose sweeter than glucose chemistry crystals crystals of chemistry and finally: crystals & catalysts The name Crystals and Catalysts was derived from two things: Crystals , from the most common product chemists make in the laboratory and also the most intriguing, and Catalysts are the substances that encourage reactions to happen.