All Columns articles – Page 41
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OpinionCatching the runaways
Exotherms in a plant require more than ice to avoid disaster, says Chemjobber
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OpinionHow do we solve a problem like Marie?
Women in science’s history deserve better treatment than myths and martyrdom, says Philip Ball
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OpinionThe nuclear danger of iodine
It may not be an element you think of as problematic. But, as Mark Foreman explains, iodine causes very complicated problems in nuclear accidents
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OpinionFlexible, faster formulation
The chemical using industries remain central to UK economic recovery, explains Simon Rushworth
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OpinionMissing mathematics?
While you may not need differential calculus every day, mathematics is the basis of scientific thinking, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionAn unfortunate oversight
The US Toxic Substances Control Act is in dire need of reform. That demands compromises, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionLimaspermidine and deethylibophyllidine
Desymmetrisation offers a neat way to add tricky features, says BRSM
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OpinionA negative outlook
Could the Shroud of Turin’s mysterious negative imprints have a chemical cause?
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – studying as a prisoner-of-war
How prisoners during the Second World War were able to study for chemistry degrees
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OpinionOh, the humanities!
Science and the arts are equally essential to society, says Philip Ball. Don’t divide them by their differences
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OpinionFlashback: 1970 – the Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre
The Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre in Savile Row, London, was used for RSC lectures for many years
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Chemistry uncovered
We can find chemistry everywhere, but sometimes it doesn’t want to be found
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OpinionThinking ahead
PhD courses must prepare students for a life after research, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionBe careful what you wish for
Measuring R&D productivity is a thorny issue. Dennis Lendrem urges the pharmaceutical industry to learn from its mistakes.