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Tillyer’s lenses: the didymium lens story, part 1
Keeping off-centre items in focus
Resumption of basic chemistry research in Gaza put on indefinite hold following Israeli airstrikes
Islamic University of Gaza was attempting to rebuild during ceasefire with ‘simple extraction experiments’ in its rehabbed chemistry lab space
Serbia’s academics hope for better future after student-led movement wins election
Hopes that Student List success will restore academic freedom and funding and lead to reinstatement of researchers fired for criticising previous government
UK budget aims to promote ‘reindustrialisation’
Chancellor affirmed funding for previously introduced support measures, but competitiveness challenges remain
Budget offers little relief for research facilities or universities facing tighter spending
Chancellor John Healey announces no new support for higher education or the Science and Technologies Facilities Council
Greener dyes of every colour for fabric and food
Brilliant Dyes is extracting natural colours from algae to reduce energy, water and waste
(+)-Nonthmicin
Photochemistry, biocatalysis, electrochemistry and organocatalysis combine in an enjoyable polyketide synthesis
I’m sharing my @cancerwidower journey to bring a realistic understanding of research progress
Regular Chemistry World contributor Andy Extance is trying to help others after his late partner’s death
A salmon-safe alternative to 6PPD & the first known example of naturally produced MOFs
Can we find a less toxic tyre additive while balancing delicate tyre chemistry? And we discuss a bacteria that appears to synthesise its own MOFs at the bottom of the seafloor.
Scientists oppose proposed cuts to research facilities in open letter ahead of UK’s budget announcement
Cuts risk ‘irreparable damage to the UK’s scientific capabilities’, the letter warns
Learning the language of chemistry
Chemical structures embed vast amounts of information that needs translating for machines
Researchers in Brazil welcome da Silva’s re-election
Scientists celebrate defeat of Jair Bolsonaro’s son in close-run election
Covalent organic frameworks could clean up water pollution and generate ‘green’ ammonia
Supramolecular structures can break down nitrates to produce ammonia and close the fertiliser loop
Punitive student loans threaten the future of UK science
Science graduates face choice of leaving science sector for higher paid careers or becoming stuck in debt trap
The race to decarbonise iron and steelmaking
Steel production accounts for up to 11% of global carbon dioxide emissions, yet it remains indispensable to modern life. A wave of new technologies to decarbonise steelmaking is emerging – but the economics remain daunting
Quick chemistry crossword #110 – Lab Innovations special
This Innovative quick crossword contains clues relating to the industries and activities you will find at Lab Innovations in Birmingham this November
Questions about who to credit extend beyond the Nobel prize
Conceptual, epistemic and political factors all influence who is deemed to have made a scientific discovery
Cryptic chemistry crossword #156
‘Her mate designed the baths (7)’ so that you can do this cryptic chemistry crossword
Chemistry wordoku #165
Find the element in this sudoku-inspired puzzle