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OpinionElevating enzymes
Enzymes have been giving chemists inferiority complexes since day one, says Derek Lowe. But there's no denying their potential
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OpinionCraig's rotary evaporator
Years ago, a non-chemist friend of mine visiting my lab asked me what a rotavap was for
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Letters: January 2011
I was delighted to see the glass industry under examination in The last retort (Chemistry World, November 2010, p78). However, I was surprised at David Jones’ lack of understanding of materials’ properties and the current state-of-the-art in the glass industry. Glass is actually a relatively good thermal insulator; an ...
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Editorial: The International Year of Chemistry
Happy new year! And a very special one as in 2011 we will be celebrating the International Year of Chemistry
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OpinionFluorine fanatics
Some medicinal chemists can't get enough fluorines in their molecules. Derek Lowe explains the love-hate relationship
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Collaboration or opportunism?
Dutch Nobel laureate Peter Debye has been branded a Nazi collaborator, but Philip Ball suggests that the historical facts permit several interpretations
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Letters: December 2010
I was interested to read Harry Kroto’s account of graphite losing its lubricating properties in a vacuum (Chemistry World, November 2010, p37). When I was working for Morganite Carbon in the early 1960s I saw a demonstration of an electric motor running inside a bell jar. When pressure was ...
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OpinionWe need more surprises
Who's that asleep at the back? Don't be too quick to blame yourself when tedious talks and soporific seminars fail to inspire, says Derek Lowe