All Culture and people articles – Page 149
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ResearchStefano Farris: Food packaging chemistry
Stefano Farris discusses how his research could help reduce the amount of plastic used to wrap ham, cheese and pasta
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ResearchHistory of King Richard III written in his teeth
Chemical analysis of isotope signatures in monarch’s remains provide insight into his life
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NewsFormer Royal Society of Chemistry president dies
John Mason Ward, an active member of the chemistry community and power industry chemist, has died aged 92
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NewsResearch on ice at British Antarctic base
Coolant leak means experiments at the research station are unlikely to start again until the summer
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Yongmei Zheng: Spider silk and butterfly wings
Yongmei Zheng talks to Jennifer Newton about materials than can manipulate water droplets
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NewsUS labs urged to develop stronger ‘culture of safety’
Report looks at new ways to prevent lethal accidents in chemistry labs
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FeatureThe worldwide chemist
Bea Perks profiles Martyn Poliakoff, the internet’s favourite ‘mad professor’
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OpinionThe fascinating in the familiar
A simple droplet shows that there are still plenty of puzzles to ponder in everyday observations, says Philip Ball
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NewsScientists and university officials caught up in China’s anti-corruption drive
Rising funding for universities may be fuelling corruption, while top bosses’ fiefdoms makes them hard to catch
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – the National Science Learning Centre
Plans were laid for a new network of science learning centres to be established across the UK
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FeatureChemists at war
The first world war saw chemistry play a vital role – and in more than just poison gas. Mike Sutton looks back
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CareersTo detect and defend
Rebecca Hopkins tells Philip Robinson about her life and work as a scientist in the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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NewsFormer Royal Society of Chemistry president Lord Lewis dies
Jack Lewis, inorganic chemist and member of the House of Lords, has died aged 86
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OpinionThe creative stimulus
Innovative thinking may be difficult to turn on at will, but there are many ways to prepare for inspiration, says Mark Peplow