All Columns articles – Page 37
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OpinionWhat is a molecule?
Despite being a standard scientific concept, it’s virtually impossible to agree a satisfactory definition, says Philip Ball
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OpinionThe kids aren’t alright
Making it more attractive for companies to develop paediatric drugs has the potential to improve everyone’s lives
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OpinionA farewell to chemical arms
As chemical weapons stockpiles dwindle, international efforts must guard against renewed arsenals, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionFlashback: 1976 – computerised Chemical Registry System
CAS and computers came together to create unique chemicals identifiers
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Opinion
The judgement of Paris
Our environmental ambitions are only as good as the companies we keep
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OpinionHow the leopard got its spots
Alan Turing once looked to chemistry to suggest how patterns form
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OpinionThe periodic table name game
Proposed new rules on how elements are named save confusion but sacrifice romance, argues Philip Ball
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OpinionD’Alelio’s resins
Andrea Sella reveals the abrasive central figure of ion exchange resin development
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OpinionCount your blessings
With major funding cuts averted, UK chemists prepare to take on some of the world’s biggest challenges
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OpinionScratching chiral surfaces
Heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis beyond hydrogenation is tricky, says Karl Collins
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OpinionWhy we need more research risks
Scientists are playing it too safe when choosing topics for investigation, warns Philip Ball
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OpinionHow science can improve research collaboration
An evidence-based approach could help chemists found better investigative partnerships, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionThe power of enzymes
Ali Bouzari reveals how amylases and proteases revolutionised our meals
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OpinionWeapons of mass discussion
A chemistry opera gives reason to face up to the role of scientists in war, says Philip Ball
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OpinionLovelock’s detector
In the 100th edition of Classic Kit, Andrea Sella explores the science that revealed a change is in the air