All articles by Chemistry World – Page 43
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Opinion
Letters: October 2007
From Geoff Cloke, Andrew Smith and Bob Allison We were astonished to read the remarks made about chemistry at the University of Sussex by Professor Sir Richard Sykes (Chemistry World, September 2007). In particular, the statement: ’If chemistry is a drain, vice-chancellors have no choice but to deal with ...
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News
India announces plans for its first nanopark
Bangalore aims to attract business in another emerging area: nanotechnology
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Business
Business roundup: October 2007
UK pharma shifts manufacturing overseas Anglo-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca has restated its intention to outsource drug manufacturing ’where there is a sound business case’. The statement follows the publication of an interview with David Smith, AstraZeneca’s executive vice-president of operations, in The Times on 17 September. The newspaper ...
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News
News in brief: October 2007
Bees tell life story with perfumes German chemists have discovered that bees recycle lipids in order to build up a unique bouquet of smells during the course of their lives. Male orchid bees spend much of their lives collecting volatile compounds - usually terpenoids - ...
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News
No link between sick pilots and neurotoxin in jet fuel says government review panel
Insufficient evidence to support causal link, but more work needed on cabin fumes, says UK government panel
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News
China still lagging behind OECD on innovation
Shortage of science graduates threaten China's economic growth
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Podcast
September 2007
Chemistry World Podcast - September 2007 Music (Promo) Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry. This is the Chemistry World Podcast. (Promo ends) Interviewer - Chris Smith Hello! Welcome to the September edition of the Chemistry World podcast with Mark Peplow and James Mitchell Crow. ...
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Opinion
Letters: September 2007
From Allan N Smith All those involved in the writing, editing and production of Chemistry World are to be congratulated. It is interesting, accurate and comprehensive; I look forward to reading it every month when it gives me a good few hours of informative pleasure. A N Smith CChem ...
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News
Druggy wastwater tough to crack
Drug molecules are routinely passing through wastewater treatments unscathed
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Podcast
August 2007
Chemistry World Podcast - August 2007(Promo)Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry: The Chemistry World Pod cast.(Promo ends)Interviewer - Chris SmithHello! Welcome to the August edition of the Chemistry World podcast with Chemistry World's editor Mark Peplow and science correspondent, Victoria Gill, Richard Van Noorden, and James Mitchell ...
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Opinion
Letters: August 2007
From John Holman Your editorial ’Dear Gordon’ (Chemistry World, June 2007) points to the skills that chemistry graduates can contribute to the economy. Chemistry is a quantitative subject that teaches the scientific use of evidence, and that is one reason why chemistry graduates are so employable. However, Peter Cotgreave’s ...