All Columns articles – Page 92

  • 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

  • Opinion

    Letters: October 2005

    2005-09-29T10:41:00Z

    From Bill George In his article entitled Claiming Einstein for chemistry (Chemistry World, September 2005, p38) Philip Ball admits to talking ’somewhat with tongue in cheek’. The claimed contribution of special relativity in 1905 to chemistry as practised and generally understood is tenuous. Ball is misleading by crediting Einstein ...

  • Opinion

    Your views: October 2005

    2005-09-29T10:41:00Z

    How many chemistry departments do we need?

  • Opinion

    How many chemistry departments do we need?

    2005-09-29T10:40:00Z

    The number and nature of departments delivering undergraduate chemistry degrees is changing. Paul O'Brien analyses how many are needed

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Being prepared

    2005-09-29T10:40:00Z

    Chemical site security should be broadened to include natural disasters.

  • Opinion

    The decline of UK nuclear chemistry

    2005-09-07T15:36:00Z

    Richard Clegg argues that nuclear chemistry has declined in the UK and considerable investment would be needed for a new-build programme.

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Scientists on screen

    2005-09-07T14:58:00Z

    Interaction between scientists and film makers could consign the mad scientist to history.

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2005-09-07T14:57:51Z

    September - 5 years ago; 90 years ago; 135 years ago; 140 years ago; 155 years ago

  • Opinion

    Cheering for your team

    2005-09-07T14:57:00Z

    A scientist's love for a particular science can be as committed and irrational as a fan's love for a particular team

  • Opinion

    Letters: September 2005

    2005-09-07T14:57:00Z

    From Mark Whitehead