All Columns articles – Page 93

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    Your views: September 2005

    2005-09-07T14:57:00Z

    Chemistry research is not an essential component of a science-based university. Discuss.

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    Editorial: Critical collaboration

    2005-07-29T11:26:00Z

    Collaboration is important for those wanting to keep up with Chinese science

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    Flashback

    2005-07-29T11:01:48Z

    August - 60 years ago; 90 years ago; 100 years ago; 105 years ago; 110 years ago; 120 years ago

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    The stars of thermodynamics

    2005-07-29T11:01:00Z

    Wot no thermodynamics?

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    Letters: August 2005

    2005-07-29T11:01:00Z

    From Derrick Stevens There has been a lot of publicity recently concerning the use of hydrogen as a ’clean’ fuel. Three hydrogen-fuelled London buses which cost £1 million each are covered in slogans proclaiming the fact that they emit only water in their exhaust, and no less a ...

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    Flashback

    2005-07-01T15:08:52Z

    July - 15 years ago; 60 years ago; 85 years ago; 205 years ago

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    On your bike

    2005-07-01T15:08:00Z

    Are chemists predestined to become cyclists?

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    Letters: July 2005

    2005-07-01T15:08:00Z

    I am in complete agreement with the views expressed by Huw Pritchard in his letter (Chemistry World, June 2005, p31). In my first chemistry lesson in 1961 the master was talking about the action of metals on water. He illustrated his talk by dropping pieces of sodium ...

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    Editorial: Political science

    2005-07-01T14:07:00Z

    The interaction between science and politics is complex

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    Bologna and the European higher education area

    2005-07-01T14:07:00Z

    The Bologna process began in 1999 with the aim of setting up a European higher education area by 2010. Terry Mitchell looks at what still needs to be done

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    Flashback

    2005-05-27T11:36:52Z

    June - 25 years ago; 45 years ago; 65 years ago; 155 years ago; 245 years ago

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    You cannot express everything in Croatian

    2005-05-27T11:36:00Z

    Croatian chemical nomenclature is in no way singular or peculiar.

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    Letters: June 2005

    2005-05-27T11:05:00Z

    From Roger Fenwick I noted with interest two references to the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) in your May edition (pages 2, 7). That chemistry is very much to the fore in the Commission’s recently-published working paper reflects the hard work of national societies, FECS/EuCheMS and Cefic in recent ...

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    Moving to Manchester

    2005-05-26T15:15:00Z

    The new Manchester interdisciplinary biocentre is a haven for life science researchers interested in the interface with physical sciences, explain Andrew Munro and Nigel Scrutton

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    Editorial: Nuclear futures

    2005-05-26T14:00:00Z

    Nuclear power needs to be among the options considered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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    Swings and roundabouts

    2005-05-11T23:07:50Z

    Life in a start-up company can be anything but easy, as Lionel Milgrom discovered

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    Flashback

    2005-05-11T10:10:08Z

    May - 45 years ago; 105 years ago; 110 years ago; 175 years ago; 205 years ago

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    Bucket science

    2005-05-11T10:07:00Z

    Lord Kelvin's bucket technique was easily arranged - cloudy skies are the East Midland's forte after all, and I had a bin liner handy - but to no avail.

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    Editorial: European research funding

    2005-05-11T10:04:00Z

    Research funding is essential for Europe to become a key knowledge-based economy

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    Letters: May 2005

    2005-05-10T11:29:00Z

    From Brian Shelley I was very interested to read Philip Ball’s Ten most beautiful experiments in chemistry (Chemistry World, April 2005, p32). I agree that they all have elements of beauty in them. However I would like to suggest an addition to the list: the discovery of the element promethium. ...