All People articles – Page 27
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Research
Lights – camera – catalysis!
Like thousands of chemists worldwide, Bert Weckhuysen is a keen photographer. More unusually, however, he has found a way to bring his hobby and his research together
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Opinion
Wanted: chemistry’s next superstar
The drop in chemistry undergraduates highlights the need for more inspirational scientists
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Opinion
'Beyoncé's assistant helped me star on The Big Bang Theory...'
George Smoot on Queen, Queen B and winning $1 million on a gameshow
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Careers
How I created an $80 million zeolite company
Javier García-Martínez shares how to mix science, entrepreneurship and art
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Feature
Derek Barton and shape-shifting molecules
It’s 100 years since Derek Barton was born. Mike Sutton looks at his work developing conformational analysis
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News
Trump finally names a science adviser after record delay
US science community supports nomination of atmospheric scientist and policy leader as White House science and technology czar
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Careers
A night at the beamline
Eminem, Game of thrones and the ever-present threat of diamonds crushing
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Feature
Glass: the chemist’s best friend
Where would we be without our glassware? Tabitha Watson looks through the history and current state of chemistry’s favourite amorphous solid
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Careers
The father of lithium-ion batteries
Akira Yoshino’s journey to winning Japan’s highest scientific honour
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Opinion
In situ with Tomas Lindahl
The DNA repair doyen on red wine, protests and what killed the Neanderthals
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Careers
Making mental health a priority
The high rate of mental health problems in postgraduates needs an urgent solution
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Opinion
Kurt Wüthrich: Nobel prize-winning footballer
Kurt Wüthrich on sport, performance enhancement and Alpine retreats
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Careers
The science of stand-up comedy
Science Comedian Brian Malow on cracking wise about chemistry
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News
Chemistry Nobel laureate Jens Christian Skou dies
Danish scientist won chemistry’s top prize for discovering the first enzyme to transport ions
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News
Nobel chemist Paul Boyer dies aged 99
Laureate shared 1997 prize for his role in unravelling how life’s energy currency is made
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Opinion
Making gender equality more than theoretical
How the French Network for Theoretical Chemistry is addressing gender imbalance at conferences
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News
Japanese chemical society elects first female president
Chemical Society of Japan’s new president Maki Kawai will focus on international and interdisciplinary collaborations
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Business
Rural power champion
Clementine Chambon is the 2018 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year for her work using bioenergy to solve environmental, social and gender challenges in rural India
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Feature
Ethics in chemistry
Nina Notman asks whether chemists should be giving more consideration to the ethics of their research