All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 52
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Feature
Structuring Europe
Not every country in Europe can afford a synchrotron. So as new member states join, how is EU funding getting the best out of research across the continent? Clare Sansom reports
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FeatureOrganic pioneer
Christopher Ingold's insights into mechanism and reactivity established many of the principles of organic chemistry. John Ridd reveals more about his life and work
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Feature
Literary reactions
Chemistry makes occasional appearances in fiction but rarely takes centre stage. Philip Ball unearths chemistry's fictional roles
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Opinion
Following instructions
Anyone who has any laboratory teaching experience can tell you how difficult it can be to get students to follow instructions
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Opinion
Letters: December 2008
There is a great deal of interest in the dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids at the moment (Chemistry World, November 2008, p24). It is a commonly held view that this is new science, and the use of imidazolium based ionic liquids for this purpose is certainly new. ...
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FeatureA whisky tour
Is this the most chemically complicated drink in the world? Victoria Gill attempts to unlock some of the mysteries of Scotch malt whisky
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News
Hope and doubt for climate policy
Financial crisis could propel China's fight against climate change
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News
Wyeth tunes up its discovery engine
US-based Wyeth has become the latest of the large pharmaceutical companies to tighten the focus of its early stage drug research
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News
Depressing failure for obesity target
Four pharmaceutical firms have halted research into obesity drugs from a class that was once expected to generate billions of dollars in sales
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News
Chemical industry hopes to avoid EU permit payments
Chemical companies are lobbying hard to avoid having to buy permits to emit carbon dioxide under the third phase of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS)
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Careers
The Educated Chemist: Those who can...
The Undergraduate Ambassadors' Scheme is an ideal way to find out whether a teacher's life is for you, writes Sarah Houlton