All Columns articles – Page 54

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Geiger's tube

2013-03-25T00:00:00Z

The ticking counter of individual atomic events
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Acutumine

2013-03-22T00:00:00Z

Polycyclic acutumine ties Paul Docherty up in knots
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On Ilkley Moor bar TNT

2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

A large explosion could have added an extra verse to the folk tune
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Clairvoyant chemistry

2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball discusses spiritualism, science and a most unusual book
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Hydrogen's false economy

2013-03-14T00:00:00Z

Hydrogen-powered cars are not going to save the world, and the sooner we realise it the better, argues Mark Peplow
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Sensationalism in science

2013-03-11T00:00:00Z

How a great documentary turned into sensationalist reporting
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New antibiotics: what's the hold up?

2013-03-06T00:00:00Z

It’s more a research problem, than a commercial one, says Derek Lowe
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Castner's electrode

2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bringing the spark of life to the chemical industry
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The magic of microwaves

2013-02-28T00:00:00Z

Do the devices just heat cups of tea or is there more to their use in chemistry?
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Lyconadin A

2013-02-28T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty tackles a serious repeat offender
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Safeguarding science against falsehood demands debate

2013-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mathias Brust makes a plea for more debate in the scientific literature
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A (chemical) potential theory of life's origin

2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball says we should look beyond the molecules that make us to find the spark of life
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Royal Institution's chemical heritage for sale

2013-02-06T00:00:00Z

If the Royal Institution is to have a future, it cannot be separated from its past, says Mark Peplow
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Futurology

2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

Is it an art or a science?
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Using used lab equipment

2013-01-29T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball evaluates the market in second-hand labware
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Ominous isotopes

2013-01-28T00:00:00Z

Heavy elements are one thing, but it is lighter uranium that is the worry
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30 years ago: The oldest operational PerkinElmer spectrophotometer in the UK is found

2013-01-28T00:00:00Z

Firm celebrates silver jubilee with competition
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Name reactions: how does the label stick?

2013-01-25T00:00:00Z

Derek Lowe investigates the long running tradition of naming reactions after their inventors
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Hyperforin

2013-01-24T00:00:00Z

A flexible natural product synthesis is the key to later drug development
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Coolidge’s x-ray tube

2013-01-24T00:00:00Z

A light to reveal the atomic order of the world