All Columns articles – Page 79
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Opinion
Letters: December 2008
There is a great deal of interest in the dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids at the moment (Chemistry World, November 2008, p24). It is a commonly held view that this is new science, and the use of imidazolium based ionic liquids for this purpose is certainly new. ...
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Casimir concord
Philip Ball uncovers a pleasing symmetry surrounding the mysterious Casimir force
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Opinion
Letters: November 2008
From Alan Dronsfield Norman Nicholson asks about the introduction of uranium as the catalyst for the Haber process (Chemistry World, September 2008, p42). In 1908, Haber and Le Rossignol realised that it would be possible to synthesise ammonia in an 8 per cent yield at about 600°C and 200 atmospheres ...
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Opinion
Notions of nanobots
Ubiquitous images of nanobots are 20,000 leagues from reality, warns Phil Ball
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OpinionAbbes refractometer
The other day I found myself in the supermarket staring at a frozen cliff of buttery spreads
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Opinion
Editorial: Funding strategies
Why chemists are worried about the EPSRC's change in funding strategy
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OpinionClaisen's flask
In the name of effective multi-tasking, modern technology tries to combine as many functions into one small gadget as possible