All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 88
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Business
Business roundup: October 2006
Ivory Coast’s toxic disaster Source: © REUTERS Waste material Waste material - known as slops - unloaded by a ship in the Ivory Coast city port of Abidjan has led to the deaths of seven people, widespread sickness, and dismissal of the entire government. Ships ...
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Opinion
Age discrimination in the workplace
New UK age discrimination legislation came into force on 1 October. Employers should see it as a perfect opportunity to balance their workforce, says Craig Fleming
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Opinion
Editorial: Conference calls
Conferences are the lifeblood of any collaborative science, and the past month has seen two excellent meetings that highlighted the best in chemistry from both sides of the Atlantic.
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Careers
Representing post-doc concerns
The UK National Research Staff Association hopes to smooth the academic path. Katharine Sanderson reports.
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Feature
Higher than the sun
Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, head of the UK fusion programme, would like to see viable fusion power a reality in his lifetime. To this end, he is strongly backing Iter, an international fusion project, as Katharine Sanderson finds out
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Opinion
Letters: October 2006
From Ron Denney It was a great pleasure to read the article on Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North Carolina, US (Chemistry World, September 2006, p62). I was fortunate enough to see the Research Triangle in its early days when it was struggling for success. At the time ...
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Opinion
Your views: October 2006
Physics has the origins of the universe; biology has the origins of life. But what are the 'big' scientific challenges for chemistry?
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Opinion
Monopoly for chemists
Despite its venerable history, the board game Monopoly is as popular as ever and continues to inspire new variations on the classic theme.
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Review
Unchanging teaching
Chemistry in the schoolroom: 1806, selections from Mrs Marcet's 'conversations on chemistry'
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News
Alzheimer's alphabet
Discovery of the normal healthy function of proteins that malfunction in Alzheimer's disease points to possible treatments.
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News
Altana sells off pharma division
German pharmaceuticals and chemicals group Altana sells pharmaceutical business to Danish drug company Nycomed for ?4.5 billion
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News
Monitoring environmental risks of nanotech
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launches voluntary reporting scheme
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News
Synchronised delivery for DNA and drugs
Polymer capsules release twin cargos for cancer therapy.
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NewsA wealth of career choices for chemists
The sheer diversity of options for chemistry graduates can take many by surprise
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Feature
East meets west
Oxygen Healthcare, a family-run contract drug discovery company, promises cost reduction through its Indian research base. Sarah Houlton reports
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Feature
Going underground
Many countries consider that the best way to dispose of nuclear waste in the long term is to bury it deep underground. Simon Morgan looks at how this could be done