All Columns articles – Page 54

Opinion

Emancipate your data

2013-09-23T00:00:00Z

Henry Rzepa explains why our data deserves a place all its own

Opinion

Possible versus practical

2013-09-19T00:00:00Z

Hype and fanciful predictions are distracting society from finding realistic solutions, say William Banholzer and Mark Jones

Opinion

Misconduct: on the blog and in the open

2013-09-06T00:00:00Z

When formal investigations of research misconduct are opaque and sluggish, it is inevitable that chemists will take to the blogs to debate suspicious papers, says Mark Peplow

Opinion

Synthetic biology is bursting with life

2013-09-04T00:00:00Z

Synthetic biology is shifting into high gear. To truly thrive, it needs chemists, says Mark Peplow

Opinion

Kirchhoff’s spectroscope

2013-09-03T00:00:00Z

Illuminating the dark corners of science

Opinion

Steviol

2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sculpting a molecule from a larger whole is an unusual but effective strategy, says Paul Docherty

Opinion

The never-ending story

2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

Keeping up with the literature is impossible, says Derek Lowe.

Opinion

Chemistry - The next generation

2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

How can we attract, educate, inspire and retain the brightest and best?

Opinion

Up the carbon path

2013-08-30T00:00:00Z

The unique properties of element six mean it has a variety of uses

Opinion

Flashback: 1983 – Cookson Group celebrate golden anniversary

2013-08-30T00:00:00Z

Cookson Group celebrate 50 years at Perivale site

Opinion

Science unlimited

2013-08-22T00:00:00Z

Diversity breeds creativity, says Geri Richmond, but only if everyone feels part of the team

Opinion

Diversity: leading the way

2013-08-15T00:00:00Z

Julia Higgins discusses gender diversity in the sciences, what has been achieved and what still needs to be done

Opinion

Making science personal

2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

It’s time to take action on the passive voice, says Philip Ball

Opinion

Runge's pictures

2013-08-01T00:00:00Z

Shades of chromatography

Opinion

The life of a journalist

2013-08-01T00:00:00Z

How different was it in 1966?

Opinion

Flashback: 1993 – forensic advice

2013-08-01T00:00:00Z

After a suggestion from the RSC a royal commission proposed a Forensic Science Advisory Council

Opinion

Melotenine A

2013-07-30T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty extols the virtues of chiral heteroatoms

Opinion

Knowledge lost or time gained?

2013-07-30T00:00:00Z

Derek Lowe wonders whether we should mourn the decline of classic analytical techniques or embrace technological advances

Opinion

The elemental treasure hunt

2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

Taking a look behind the periodic table at the stories of discovery

Opinion

Cost reporting is more than worth it

2013-07-25T00:00:00Z

The time for the chemical sector to report the environmental impact of its products is long overdue, says Michael Collins