All Columns articles – Page 92
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The good, the bad and the ugly
Three events which together constitute the good, the bad and the ugly sides of a medical breakthrough
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Editorial: Testing Reach
Progress of the EU chemicals policy, Reach, highlights the need for alternative tests
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Quorn and industrial espionage
The recent acquisition of Quorn by Premier Foods rekindles memories of one of the most audacious cases of industrial espionage.
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Keeping European chemistry competitive
Alfred Oberholz says the EU's sustainable chemistry technology platform can help boost the European chemical community's competitiveness
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Letters: January 2006
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 ...
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Letters: October 2005
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 ...
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How many chemistry departments do we need?
The number and nature of departments delivering undergraduate chemistry degrees is changing. Paul O'Brien analyses how many are needed
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Editorial: Being prepared
Chemical site security should be broadened to include natural disasters.
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The decline of UK nuclear chemistry
Richard Clegg argues that nuclear chemistry has declined in the UK and considerable investment would be needed for a new-build programme.
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Editorial: Scientists on screen
Interaction between scientists and film makers could consign the mad scientist to history.
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Cheering for your team
A scientist's love for a particular science can be as committed and irrational as a fan's love for a particular team