All articles by Chemistry World – Page 39
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News
China milk crisis forces food testing rethink
Monitoring standards challenged by melamine contamination
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News
China forging ahead with carbon capture
Success claimed for country's first post-combustion capture trial
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Podcast
September 2008
Chemistry World Podcast - September 200800:10 -- Introduction02:06 -- Could cancer be diagnosed by smell?04:32 -- Lighting up cancer with fluorescent imaging to aid surgery 07:05 -- Nancy Rabalais from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium talks about the growing problem of ocean dead zones14:30 -- ...
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Opinion
Letters: September 2008
I would suggest that many of the issues cited as influencing women’s decisions to stay in academic science ( Chemistry World , August 2008, p8) are equally relevant to men’s decisions: the extreme competition for lectureships; fighting for funding; and long antisocial hours. These affect all new academics equally. ...
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News
Chinese sewage plant study raises concerns
Levels of some toxic pollutants rise after treatment
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News
Chipscreen hits funding barrier for new drug
Regulators take a tough stance against Chinese pharma firms
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Podcast
August 2008
Chemistry World Podcast - August 200800:10 -- Introduction2:08 -- The moon may not be made of cheese, but it's wetter than expected5:05 -- Chemistry on Mars7:10 -- Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey explains how ...
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Business
Business roundup: August 2008
Dow’s $19 billion merger Dow Chemical has announced a $19 billion (£9.5 billion) deal to buy Philadelphia-based speciality chemicals firm Rohm and Haas, a move Dow claims will make it the world’s leading speciality chemical and advanced materials company. Source: © AP PHOTOS The deal will create the ...
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Review
A revised organic classic
Well-established introductory organic chemistry textbook for undergraduates
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Opinion
Letters: July 2008
From Randal Richard I was interested to read the article by Sean McWhinnie ’Science funding in crisis’ (Chemistry World, June 2008, p40). The article had a broad sweep encompassing changes in the research assessment exercise (RAE) to research exercise framework (REF); the recent enquiry of the Innovation, universities and skills ...