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The chemistry of a US presidency

Election season sees a chemical industry unenthusiastic about either candidate, and a research community overwhelmingly backing the Democratic nominee

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Merrifield’s resin
The story of solid phase peptide synthesis shows the wisdom of embracing new ideas
Five ways you can help refugee scientists
What you can do to safeguard those at risk
Why you should work in Shanghai, China
The world’s largest city has plans for its science sector that will result in a jobs boom

Latest news

Lab explosion leaves University of Hawaii facing $115,000 fine

28 September 2016

University cited for 15 safety violations related to a blast that gravely injured a postdoc in March

Latest research

Shape-shifting material flowers without a trigger
28 September 2016
Nano-necklaces go for gold
27 September 2016
Microscale chisel unearths current flow through solar cell
27 September 2016
Nucleic acid instability challenges RNA world hypothesis
26 September 2016
Freeze-dried cell parts for hassle-free molecule manufacturing
26 September 2016
Glowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
26 September 2016

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Refugee scientists

By Rachel Brazil

Rachel Brazil looks at schemes to help refugee scientists in the past, present and future

History of noble gases

Mike Sutton tells the story of William Ramsay’s hunt for the noble gases

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Business

US senators examine agrochem consolidation

27 September 2016By Rebecca Trager

Judiciary committee voices concern over pending merger deals

Acquisition spree moves Allergan towards innovative drugs

26 September 2016By Katrina Krämer

Company acquires five companies in six weeks across three disease areas

Sanofi sues Merck & Co over biosimilars

23 September 2016By Rebecca Trager

Merck challenges insulin patents, but Sanofi claims infringement

Working life

Why you should work in Shanghai, China

23 September 2016By Peng Tian

The world’s largest city has plans for its science sector that will result in a jobs boom

How to start a chemistry department

19 September 2016By Rachel Brazil

The challenges of relaunching a degree course

Citizens and science: the US cities with the most chemists per 1000 jobs

7 September 2016By Kit Chapman

Source: US Department of Labor

Retrospective

Tutankhamun’s burial dagger is ‘extra-terrestrial’ in origin

Analysis of the iron in the 3000-year-old mummy’s dagger suggests it originally came from a meteorite

1922 chemistry Nobel medal up for auction

Prize awarded for the discovery of non-radioactive isotopes expected to sell for £200,000

Lead isotopes track Roman Empire’s water supplies

Analysis reveals damage to the water network after the eruption of Vesuvius and its subsequent repair

Newton’s recipe for alchemists’ mercury rediscovered

Isaac Newton’s handwritten copy of a 17th century alchemy paper has been bought by US historians

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Slimmer synthesis

Atom economy is a noble aim, but there are other routes to efficient molecule making

How Frankenstein left chemistry with a monstrous reputation

Shelley’s masterpiece was inspired by the cutting-edge science of her time

The G20 have set out the future for innovation – we must hold them to it

The latest summit unveiled a blueprint showing world leaders take science seriously

Reigniting the match

By David Jones

Could some clever combustion chemistry produce a better pocket igniter?

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Merrifield’s resin

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Torricelli's barometer

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Moseley’s spectrometer

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