All Columns articles – Page 61
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Opinion
Letters: December 2011
Metals and metalloid elements in the environment have a major impact on human, animal and plant life as seen in the recent Hungarian red mud catastrophe. Some elements like calcium, iron, zinc etc serve as essential nutrients without which life fails to thrive, whereas lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, antimony and ...
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Sightly scientific environments
Philip Ball admires the artistry of contemporary science buildings and a few old masters too
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OpinionWheatstone's Bridge
Of all the paradigms of science, the idea of equilibrium is one of the most fundamental
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Forgotten pioneers
Who were the women that first led the way for female professional chemists? Marelene and Geoff Rayner-Canham reveal the story
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Opinion
Editorial: Celebrating every day
This time last year, we were preparing for the launch of the International Year of Chemistry
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Opinion
Letters: November 2011
The presenter of the BBC Horizon programme which dealt with the safety of nuclear installations broadcast on 14 September was careful to avoid commitment but clearly implied that, based on the concept of tolerability of risk, the nuclear energy industry is as safe as any other of equal size ...
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Opinion
Editorial: Ig Nobel awards
The winners of the Ig Nobel awards were announced on 29 September
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Good news for graphene
Political party conferences are not noted for taking much interest in science, says Philip Ball
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Compounds in the dark
Derek Lowe discusses the compounds you can buy but won't see anywhere in the literature
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OpinionWeissenberg's Camera
In so many societies, bread is the stuff of life the cornerstone of existence