All articles by Chemistry World – Page 19
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Opinion
Remediate with carbonate
An option for destroying stockpiles of chemical weapons seems to have been overlooked
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Research
Gel polymer seizes shadow
A tiny dip in the intensity of light used to trigger polymerisation can provide more effective light guides
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Podcast
August 2012
AugustChemistry World Podcast - August 20121:10 - Anti-social amino acids and the disease phenylketonuria3:38 - Several papers claiming to break the 'oxo wall' have been retracted7:34 - Andrew Harrison tells us about the neutron diffraction and spectroscopy experiments carried out at the ILL14:54 - Recent Open Access policy changes from ...
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OpinionFlashback: 1987 – Refuseniks
Scientists who applied to emigrate from the Soviet Union were refused exit visas and demoted
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Opinion
Flashback: 1977 – 100 years of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
The Royal Institute of Chemistry celebrated its centenary with a luncheon and a reception at the science museum
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Podcast
July 2012
JulyChemistry World Podcast - July 20121:00 - How does your buckyball grow?7:47 - Performance nutritionist Mayur Ranchordas tells us what Olympic athletes should be eating and drinking16:50 - Which energy-saving light bulb is best for sensitive skin?19:15 - Computations on cuprous fluoride will re-write inorganic textbooks23:11 - ...
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Opinion
Fracking lacking concerns
Fracking coverage must acknowledge the potential environmental impact
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Podcast
June 2012
JuneChemistry World Podcast - June 20120:54- Binning is best choice for drug disposal5:30- Silicene seen for the first time8:05- Henry Snaith on developing dyes to harness solar energy15:31- Size and shape change Suzuki rates19:28- Celebratory science with champagne expert Gerard Liger-Belair26:37- Just hit Ctrl + P for custom glassware30:08- Enhancing ...
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Opinion
Flashback: 1982 – chemical Olympiads
The RSC suggested the idea of chemical Olympiads to be organised by RSC local sections
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Research
MOFs meet rotaxanes
A rotaxane has been used as a linker in the manufacture of a metal organic framework
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News
Ranbaxy launches new anti-malarial Synriam
India is still waiting for its first fully home grown drug as firm commercialises molecule discovered by charitable venture
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Opinion
Truth about science
Poor quality research and a lack of scientific rigour are more harmful to science than misconduct
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Opinion
Flashback: 2002 – doping discussion
British Olympic skier Alain Baxter had his bronze medal taken away after a post-race drug test showed traces of methamphetamine
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Opinion
Letters: May 2012
The article ’Making Light Work’ (Chemistry World, April 2012, p52) coincided with an alarming Daily Telegraph article relating the near-catastrophic increase in antibiotic resistance due to misuse by the NHS and in agriculture. It seems that big pharma is no longer interested in infection control for two reasons: Any ...