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The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
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Battery-free bioelectronic implants
Spurred by advances in energy-harvesting materials, a new generation of advanced implantable biomedical devices is emerging that does away with the bulky battery. James Mitchell Crow reports
Research
Graphene oxide sponge soaks up gold from electronic waste
Composite many times more effective at capturing gold than existing materials
News
Nobel prize-winning scientists mobilise for Kamala Harris
82 Nobel laureates warn of the threat Donald Trump poses to science, climate and living standards
Opinion
Large language models are great, but they don’t speak to me
AI has some made tremendous achievements, but some things mean more than words
Opinion
Does lysergic acid link the Salem witch trials and a Catholic saint?
A fungal factor may have been the common cause of witch hunts and St Anthony’s fire
Cyclopropyl effect causes substituents on cyclohexane to favour axial conformation
‘Unusual stereocontrol element’ will help medicinal chemists increase three-dimensionality of drug candidates
Carbon capture COF shows impressive ability to survive hundreds of cycles
Fast take-up and low regeneration temperatures make direct air capture promising
How ‘magic mud’ gives baseball pitchers a better grip
New catalytic strategies boost alkene synthesis
New database highlights gaps in plastic monitoring efforts
Skeletal editing technique removes nitrogen atoms from rotaxanes
Easy to remove tag could make mRNA synthesis for vaccines quicker and cheaper
Mineral-extracting microorganism could solve early Earth’s nitrogen-fixing mystery
New spectroscopy method maps out water’s hydrogen-bonded network
The chemical industry is falling short on supporting women
Unless barriers are broken down, the future of the industry is unsustainable
US government moves to block J&J talc bankruptcy resolution
Firm’s third attempt to shift claims to a subsidiary had gained significant support
Sanofi spins out its consumer healthcare business
Large language models are great, but they don’t speak to me
Carbon capture making slow progress in UK and Europe
Fatal hydrogen sulfide leak at US Pemex refinery under investigation
Adnoc to buy Covestro, continuing expansion into polymers
Drug companies reluctantly accept state price negotiations
Fire at US pool chemical plant releases huge chlorine plume
The chemical industry is falling short on supporting women
Unless barriers are broken down, the future of the industry is unsustainable
Can the work of Professor R Obot be beautiful too?
The rise of AI raises questions about how we judge results
Did AI just win the Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry?
The importance of the expert eye in scientific progress
Public inquiry into Novichok poisonings hopes to shed light on murky events
The investigation into the Amesbury poisonings let the public see the importance of forensic chemistry
Large language models are great, but they don’t speak to me
AI has some made tremendous achievements, but some things mean more than words
Does lysergic acid link the Salem witch trials and a Catholic saint?
A fungal factor may have been the common cause of witch hunts and St Anthony’s fire
Beware ambiguous biosignatures
Prudence as well as perseverance
(–)-Scabrolide B (and friends)
An experimental confirmation with some extra surprises
Copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes
Explore cutting edge copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond formations used in industrial applications
ChemisTwin: Cloud-based analysis of NMR and IR spectra
Join us 8 November to discover how analytical software can support your workflow
Purposeful simulation: Maximising impact in surface chemistry modelling
Learn how to select appropriate computational models to deliver impact in surface chemistry research – join us 12 November
Nobel prize in chemistry 2024: Reaction
Join us for an exclusive look at the Nobel in chemistry 2024 prize-winning science
Careers
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
Opinion
The chemical industry is falling short on supporting women
Unless barriers are broken down, the future of the industry is unsustainable
Opinion
Did AI just win the Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry?
The importance of the expert eye in scientific progress
News
Nobel prize winners far more likely to come from wealthy families highlighting inequality in the sciences
Winners today come, on average, from less wealthy families than when the prize began but there is still a long way to go
News
Nobel prize-winning scientists mobilise for Kamala Harris
82 Nobel laureates warn of the threat Donald Trump poses to science, climate and living standards
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Setting new standards for British laboratories
Lab Innovations brings together experts from all corners of the industry
AstraZeneca synthetic chemistry prize winner celebrates ‘culmination of a high-quality academia-industry collaboration’
Ruth Webster from University of Cambridge wins 2024 AstraZeneca prize in synthetic chemistry for her work on iron catalysis
Lessons from a Nobel laureate teach us how to think better
In a world of AI, chemists need statistical thinking
Broadband benchtop NMR spectroscopy: it’s more than just proton and carbon
Join us for a demonstration of how benchtop NMR can be used to study elements beyond hydrogen and carbon - live on 20 November
Purposeful simulation: Maximising impact in surface chemistry modelling
Learn how to select appropriate computational models to deliver impact in surface chemistry research – join us 12 November
ChemisTwin: Cloud-based analysis of NMR and IR spectra
Join us 8 November to discover how analytical software can support your workflow
Copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes
Explore cutting edge copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond formations used in industrial applications
Driving innovation in the UK’s emerging biotechnology sector
Biotech startups and spinouts must overcome numerous challenges to get from lab to market. A new UK innovation hub aims to give this emerging sector the space, resources and expertise it needs.
The benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees
The chemical industry is falling short on supporting women
Unless barriers are broken down, the future of the industry is unsustainable
How to finish a PhD
Five tips for navigating the final months of your research project
Yvonne Perrie: ‘Good research culture is about being able to learn and fail without judgment’
The drug delivery expert and multidisciplinary researcher on the importance of learning from failure and how a summer in a margarine factory influenced her career
How taking part in extracurricular activities during your PhD can help you build your CV
Why we need public analysts
Celebrating the coffee break
The importance of applying for funding early in your career
Teaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution
On your best behaviour