All People articles – Page 18
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ResearchPointing the tools of atmospheric chemistry inside
US team monitoring air quality in an on-campus gym detects chemicals in the air that come from cleaning products reacting with sweat
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CareersA free online guide to master Schlenk lines
Andryj Borys shares his knowledge on air-sensitive chemistry through an open-access handbook and website
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BusinessUniversity team’s silica coats stop vaccines spoiling at room temperature
Asel Sartbaeva hopes her pioneering ensilication technology will be adopted to store and transport pediatric vaccines to low-income countries
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OpinionMary Sherman Morgan: The best kept secret in the space race
Anna Demming reveals the scientist who invented the fuel that powered the first US satellite into orbit, yet died with barely a trace on record of her achievements
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PodcastNever Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science by Luke O’Neill – Book club
Serious punk rock science
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OpinionPrasanna de Silva: ‘Kindness plays a key role in academia’
The influential Sri Lankan chemist on serendipity, slowness and the excitement of Irish percussion
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BusinessChromosol’s silicon photonics system tackles data transfer bottleneck
Technology for integrating lasers directly into photonic circuits could accelerate replacement of large and expensive optical systems
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CareersThe facts of being a fiction-writing chemist
Meet the chemists making creative use of their scientific skills
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OpinionJulia Lermontova: an early pioneer
Katharine Sanderson tells the story of a 19th century Russian chemist who made contributions across a range of chemistry
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CareersPlanting the seeds of sustainable science education
Michele Raggio’s non-profit Seedscience supports teachers in developing countries as they grow their own education programmes
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ResearchLinking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation
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ReviewFilm: Forgotten Genius
The story of a Black chemist’s incredible scientific accomplishments in the face of almost insurmountable obstacles in early 20th century US
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ResearchNitrogen radical chemistry sees the light
Daniele Leonori explains how his group is taking inspiration from 30-year-old chemistry to devise shorter syntheses for bioactive compounds
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PodcastUncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks – Book club
We celebrate 20 years of a popular chemistry classic – written by neurologist
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NewsNew European Chemical Society president installed
Synthetic organic chemist Floris Rutjes from the Netherlands takes the helm at EuChemS with vow to raise its profile
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NewsCovid-19 scientists recognised in 2021 New Year’s Honours
Many awards go to scientists involved in the UK’s coronavirus response, but physicists, biochemists and materials scientists are also among those named in the list
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry publishes first analysis of diversity
Report digs into organisational activities, reporting on leadership, awards and grant winners
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: 2020 in review
How the pandemic has changed the way we live and work around the world
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Feature2020: the year the world changed
Andy Extance discovers how scientists around the world have responded to the pandemic, working on solutions from drugs and vaccines to hand sanitiser and PPE