All Columns articles – Page 91
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Opinion
Letters: April 2006
From Brian Whitefield I sympathise with Ronald Dell over his problem with the names of pharmaceuticals (Chemistry World, March 2006, p32). Some 50 years ago, when National Service temporarily converted me from organic chemist to nurse, the nature of preparations could be easily determined from their Latinate names or, in ...
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Editorial: Clinical trial concerns
A clinical trial that landed subjects in intensive care has raised concerns about the process
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Understanding water
Funny stuff, water. The most abundant liquid on our planet, universal solvent, major constituent of all living matter; yet water is far from fully characterised
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Letters: March 2006
From Lee Higham It was interesting to read the article on the changing face of university chemistry (Chemistry World, February 2006, p36). Should closing chemistry departments be resisted if it appears to be part of a natural progression? Is it important to have a departmental status for the subject? This ...
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Editorial: Science stories in the media
Inaccurate science stories will not go away unless more scientists talk to journalists
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Editorial: Vaccine capacity
Vaccines are being developed and tested but manufacturing capacity will be an issue
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Opinion
Letters: February 2006
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 ...
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Cross-disciplinary successes
Cross-disciplinary research is essential. Chris St Pourçain explores the funding problems and ways to increase the number of applications
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Editorial: Can't quit coal? Capture carbon
Mechanisms exist to help China minimise the environmental impact of its dependence on coal
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Opinion
Letters: December 2005
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 ...