All Columns articles – Page 91

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2006-01-27T09:07:37Z

    February - 10 years ago; 35 years ago; 75 years ago; 120 years ago; 140 years ago; 215 years ago

  • Opinion

    Poetic chemistry

    2006-01-27T09:07:00Z

    Here's a hypothetical liberal arts chemistry exam question

  • Opinion

    Letters: February 2006

    2006-01-25T14:08:00Z

    From Edward Johnson I regret to say that Katie Gibb’s article, Uncorking wine’s characteristics, added little to my understanding of wine chemistry (Chemistry World, December 2005, p39). I have been trying to get to the bottom of some wine issues for years. About eight years ago, I spoke ...

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2005-12-23T12:28:24Z

    January - 25 years ago; 65 years ago; 90 years ago; 125 years ago; 130 years ago; 145 years ago

  • Opinion

    Referee remuneration

    2005-12-23T12:28:00Z

    Maybe the time has come for academics to make a stand

  • Opinion

    Cross-disciplinary successes

    2005-12-22T21:06:00Z

    Cross-disciplinary research is essential. Chris St Pourçain explores the funding problems and ways to increase the number of applications

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Can't quit coal? Capture carbon

    2005-12-22T21:06:00Z

    Mechanisms exist to help China minimise the environmental impact of its dependence on coal

  • Opinion

    Letters: December 2005

    2005-11-27T23:03:00Z

    From Graham Hills How many chemistry departments do we need? How long is a piece of string? If you ask a simplistic question you must expect a simplistic answer. All that your correspondents are able to offer are patched-up versions of the status quo (Chemistry World, October 2005, p11). More ...

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2005-11-25T17:41:11Z

    December - 5 years ago; 10 years ago; 80 years ago; 100 years ago; 105 years ago; 200 years ago

  • Opinion

    The good, the bad and the ugly

    2005-11-25T17:41:00Z

    Three events which together constitute the good, the bad and the ugly sides of a medical breakthrough

  • Opinion

    Your views: December 2005

    2005-11-25T17:41:00Z

    The term 'nanotechnology' has been hijacked by physics. Discuss.

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Testing Reach

    2005-11-25T11:23:00Z

    Progress of the EU chemicals policy, Reach, highlights the need for alternative tests

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2005-10-27T15:40:29Z

    November - 20 years ago; 35 years ago; 60 years ago; 90 years ago; 105 years ago; 140 years ago

  • Opinion

    Quorn and industrial espionage

    2005-10-27T15:40:00Z

    The recent acquisition of Quorn by Premier Foods rekindles memories of one of the most audacious cases of industrial espionage.

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Skills gap

    2005-10-27T15:40:00Z

    Investment in people is crucial to the chemical industry's future.

  • Opinion

    Keeping European chemistry competitive

    2005-10-27T15:40:00Z

    Alfred Oberholz says the EU's sustainable chemistry technology platform can help boost the European chemical community's competitiveness

  • Opinion

    Letters: January 2006

    2005-10-27T15:40:00Z

    From Barry Knight Richard Biddulph asks whether there is a procedure for neutralising acid inks using zinc diethyl (Chemistry World, November 2005, p32). The Library of Congress, Washington DC, US, did indeed carry out lengthy experiments on deacidifying books with diethyl zinc (DEZ) in the 1980s. However, DEZ reacts violently ...

  • Opinion

    Your views: November 2005

    2005-10-27T15:40:00Z

    What has been the most influential chemistry discovery?

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2005-09-29T10:41:41Z

    October - 120 years ago; 130 years ago; 155 years ago; 190 years ago; 525 years ago

  • Opinion

    Jumping to conclusions

    2005-09-29T10:41:00Z

    Many a beautiful theory has been slain by an ugly fact