All Columns articles – Page 96

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June - 75 years ago; 100 years ago; 165 years ago; 180 years ago; 205 years ago

  • RSC

    Campaign underway

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Simon Campbell unveils his plans to raise the profile of the chemical sciences.

  • Opinion

    The house that Black built

    2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Name the French-born chemist who founded pneumatic chemistry, introduced the limewater test for carbon dioxide, discovered an element and pioneered the study of thermodynamics.

  • Opinion

    Letters: June 2004

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    From Susan Kelly, Coordinator -Chemistry, Thurston Community College Our chairman of governors was keen to draw our attention to [the RSC’s] article in The Daily Telegraph of February 18 2004, entitled ’British chemistry faces extinction’. We are a state school, of 1350 students, which as from September 2004 will have ...

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2004-05-01T00:00:00Z

    May - 65 years ago; 90 years ago; 100 years ago; 150 years ago; 175 years ago.

  • Opinion

    Don't try this at home

    2004-05-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the more extreme pieces of television from last year came in the form of the BBC documentary Bodysnatchers.

  • Opinion

    Back to the Bachelor?

    2004-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Terry Mitchell looks at the problems of implementing the Bologna process.

  • Opinion

    Letters: May 2004

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    From David Tilbrook The Knovel service the RSC has provided is exceptional! Congratulations. At last [RSC] membership is delivering something of real practical benefit to the practising chemists in the country. I would make one comment though. You aren’t advertising this service very much and it is a real membership ...

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2004-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April - 5 years ago; 20 years ago; 65 years ago; 85 years ago; 115 years ago; 230 years ago

  • Opinion

    Fragrant bouquet

    2004-04-01T00:00:00Z

    As an octogenarian, I was recently pondering some of the more interesting facets of my life in the field of metals chemistry.

  • Opinion

    Witch way to pay

    2004-03-01T00:00:00Z

    In the light of ongoing financial problems faced by most UK chemistry departments.

  • Opinion

    Flashback

    2004-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March - 50 years ago; 100 years ago; 125 years ago

  • Opinion

    Innovation under fire

    2004-03-01T00:00:00Z

    EU proposals on technology transfer agreements pose a substantial threat to innovation, says Amit Khandelwal.

  • Opinion

    Letters: March 2004

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    From Dr G J White The discovery of the role of the messenger PLC zeta as described in John Parrington’s article Kiss of life? (Chemistry World, February 2004, p38) is an intriguing and possible part of a universal mechanism having a wider perspective. The article did not say if calcium ...