All Columns articles – Page 82
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Opinion
Letters: April 2008
From Jeremy Tomkinson, Adrian Higson and Geraint Evans We found the article ’Flawed policies encourage damaging biofuels’ (Chemistry World, February 2008, p6) to be disappointingly unbalanced. The provocative titles used for the piece do little to stimulate a reasoned and scientific debate in this immensely complex subject. The RSC has ...
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Opinion
Letters: March 2008
From Martin Humphrey A group of scientists in New Zealand recently announced that they had genetically modified onions in such a way as to eliminate the lachrymator. Having spent many years studying the chemistry of this phenomenon, I would like to assure them that they will also have removed the ...
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Opinion
A dose of realism
The recent row over antidepressants reminds us how little we know about the brain, says Derek Lowe
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Opinion
Explosive inspiration
Peter Wothers describes the lure of the large-scale chemistry experiment
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Opinion
Editorial: Responsible nanotechnology
In the field of nanotechnology, the devil is in the detail.
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Opinion
Artfully communicating science
Art inspired by science should be more than just a pretty picture, says Philip Ball
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Opinion
Enterprise Europe Network
The launch of the Enterprise Europe Network should help small and medium enterprises to boost innovation throughout Europe says Janez Potocnik
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Opinion
Letters: February 2008
From Chris Ewels The British Carbon Group (a special interest group of the RSC, the Institute of Physics and the Society of Chemical Industry) is organising an image competition, including a category for under-18s. There is a ?150 prize in each category and there will be a prize-giving ...