All Columns articles – Page 41
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Points of view
A survey of public attitudes to chemistry reveals misconceptions on both sides
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Dispelling nickel’s catalytic demons
Stable Ni(IV) complexes could help nickel rival its flashier platinum-group cousins, says Karl Collins
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Europe's science advice, redux
Will a new expert panel be any more effective than a chief science adviser, wonders Mark Peplow
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Missing the target
There are plenty of things that small molecule drugs can’t touch, says Derek Lowe, and it’s not for want of trying
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A coat of many colours
Just how did lab couture settle on that little white number, asks Philip Ball
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Magic molecule modifiers
Late stage functionalisation can seem supernaturally powerful, says Derek Lowe – if you’ve got the nerve to try it
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Catching the runaways
Exotherms in a plant require more than ice to avoid disaster, says Chemjobber
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How 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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The 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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Flexible, faster formulation
The chemical using industries remain central to UK economic recovery, explains Simon Rushworth
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Missing mathematics?
While you may not need differential calculus every day, mathematics is the basis of scientific thinking, says Derek Lowe