All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 4
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Review
What we don't know
13 things that don't make sense: the most intriguing scientific mysteries of our times
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Feature
Proteins unravelled
Philip Ball explores the phenomenon of protein unfolding, and considers new techniques for keeping the egg unscrambled
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Feature
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Mike Sutton delves into the history of telescopes, spectroscopes and stellar chemistry
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Feature
Reading between the lines
We will surely never solve all the mysteries of the universe. But, as Jon Cartwright reports, spectroscopy holds the key to unravelling many planetary secrets
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Opinion
The two cultures
This year marks the 50th anniversary of C P Snow's famous Rede Lecture entitled 'The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution'
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Opinion
Letters: December 2009
So now (post 30 September 2009) you can’t buy sodium chlorate weedkiller, ostensibly as the result of a Brussels directive. Apparently it is too toxic. Or is it that it can be used as an oxidant in terrorism? (But I understand the commercial product contains fire suppressants, and in any ...
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News
Careers clinic: Work-life balance
Changing the balance between your work and family life first requires some deep thought, says Caroline Tolond
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Careers
Profile: The perfect process
Nicola Razzell left a career in banking to work for the pharmaceutical industry and has never looked back, as she tells Helen Carmichael
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Careers
Managing change: Dust down the lab coat
Missing your lab days? Even after years away, you may be welcomed back to science research with open arms, says Matt Brown
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Careers
The Educated Chemist: Mobile masters
For bright chemists with a love of travel, a European Masters spectroscopy course may be just the ticket, says Yfke Hager