All People articles – Page 3
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NewsTwelve Nobel laureates tell us about winning chemistry’s biggest prize
Winners from the last two decades look back on the day a call from Stockholm changed their lives
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NewsRoyal Society releases hundreds of historic peer-review reports to the public
Archive includes Dorothy Hodgkin’s review of an early Crick and Watson paper on the structure of DNA
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OpinionFermi’s questions and the importance of estimation
Knowing how to approximate the unknown is a much undervalued skill
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NewsThe refugee organic chemist
After a harrowing journey from his native Afghanistan one refugee chemist has found safety in a postdoc position in the UK
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NewsPredictions for the 2024 chemistry prize highlight growing importance of AI and computational methods
Protein structure prediction, efficient simulations and clean energy among the fields tipped for recognition by chemistry’s top prize
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NewsFrom tipsy worms to pigeon missiles: the quirky triumphs of the 2024 Ig Nobel awards
Chemistry prize rewards work that used worms as analogues of large polymers
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ResearchTeaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution
Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature
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OpinionCarol Robinson: ‘I really wanted to wave the flag about technicians’
The mass spectrometry trailblazer on leaving school at 16 and waving the flag for technicians
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CareersThe early-career engineer showcasing women in the chemical industry
Jordan Riddle explains how embracing change and extra curricular activities has benefited her work in chemical production
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OpinionIjeoma Uchegbu: ‘My approach is always to be kind’
The innovative nanoscientist on the power of kindness and how she scrubbed eugenicists from campus buildings
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NewsArchaeological dig at Tycho Brahe’s island lab reveals some of his alchemical secrets
Analysis of what appears to be laboratory vessels shows elements Danish astronomer was working with
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NewsRobert Mulliken’s Nobel prize medal latest to go up for auction
Mulliken won the Nobel prize in chemistry in 1966 for developing molecular orbital theory
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CareersInspiration on a surfboard and in the chemistry classroom
Sarah Gerhardt’s curiosity connects her passions for science, teaching and surfing
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OpinionHarmoinen’s inverter drives and a crucial step towards reducing energy consumption
For the 200th Classic Kit, Andrea Sella celebrates a crucial efficiency improvement for motors
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CareersSlow progress reforming academia creates its own generation gap
Requirements from funders and hiring committees have a cultural influence
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CareersFrom baby boomers to gen Z, how do different generations approach chemistry?
Are differences in attitudes and training affecting science?
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate among those recognised in King’s birthday honours
Several scientists including Stanley Whittingham have received recognition for their work
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OpinionEmmeline Edwards: ‘I connect the dots’
The Haitian-American neurochemist on her journey from Haiti to the US as a teenager, and her journey from chemistry to brain science
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NewsNext president of the Royal Society of Chemistry will be Robert Mokaya
University of Nottingham chemist will begin his tenure in 2026