All Culture and people articles – Page 140
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NewsHawaii lab explosion linked to safety failings
Accident that cost a postdoc her arm resulted from inappropriate equipment and unheeded warnings
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CareersMarine paint innovation
Nina Notman visits the AkzoNobel site in Gateshead and meets the scientists designing the next generation of environmentally-friendly marine paints
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PodcastWhy Science is Sexist by Nicola Gaston – Book club
This month we discuss unconscious bias and other reasons why science is sexist
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FeatureGoing up in vapour
As research suggests that e-cigarettes may expose vapers to harmful chemicals, Rebecca Trager finds that governments are catching up with regulations
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OpinionGahn’s blowpipe
Andrea Sella explores the evolution of a forgotten device that was once the cornerstone of chemical analysis
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CareersThe main group researcher
Chris Chapman finds out how international travel and awards have put main group chemist Rebecca Melen on the fast track to academic success
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News
California lab safety centre to investigate Hawaii University accident
Probe into recent lab explosion that took postdoc’s arm to report at the end of April
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OpinionWholesome additions
Ali Bouzari explains how whole ingredients are helping to defuse the unjustified public distrust of additives
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NewsChemistry department to reopen at Swansea University
Swansea University will re-introduce degrees in chemistry in 2017, after a 12-year hiatus
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OpinionScience must be family friendly
The perception that young scientists need to sacrifice family life for a career in research must change, says Mark Peplow
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Opinion25 years ago: Papers on disk
A survey revealed researchers’ willingness to use e-mail and submit journal papers electronically
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NewsCDC lab safety weaknesses in spotlight again
Worker at the US Centers for Disease Control diagnosed with Salmonella may have been infected in the lab
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ResearchUnstable dyes to blame for Van Gogh’s waning Sunflowers
Computer calculations predict why Van Gogh’s dyes are splitting on the canvas
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CareersThe Lego creator
Lego’s Thomas Tarp tells Rachel Brazil how the world’s largest toy company is at the forefront of chemical safety and sustainable materials
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NewsCadmium and lead in costume jewellery prompt concern
Extremely high levels of toxic metals in children’s jewellery is causing alarm among US and Canadian scientists