All articles by Kit Chapman – Page 6
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Opinion
'I've never been interested in microscopy'
Stefan Hell on why he doesn’t want to see your microscope collection
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Podcast
Tennessine
Three Tennessee institutions contributed to the discovery of element 117, now fittingly named tennessine
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Podcast
Livermorium
Meet the Mayor of Livermore, California, and discover how his city has been immortalised on the periodic table
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Opinion
Ada Yonath: 'I never wanted to be a scientist'
Nobel laureate Ada Yonath on childhood science, cat hotels and the price of fame
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Careers
Life in Amsterdam
The capital of the Netherlands has a thriving chemical community, if you’re allowed to work there
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Opinion
'We all want to be The Dude'
Venki Ramakrishnan on optimism, Jane Austen and why he wants to be Jeff Bridges
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Opinion
Who is the greatest chemist of all time?
Spoiler: you said it was Marie Curie. But how we define greatness matters
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Podcast
Polybutene
Kit Chapman discovers the compound that blighted Nixon’s second presidential inauguration by littering the route with dead pigeons
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Opinion
Chemistry’s not boring, you’re boring
We said we won’t inspire the next generation with gimmicks - and you’ve responded
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Opinion
Gas, flame and baseball
The mixed fates of three sports legends who joined the US Chemical Corps during the first world war
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Opinion
Your advice for new chemistry students
Seasoned chemists share their tips for surviving the undergraduate degree