All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 2
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Opinion
Letters: January 2010
I do not recognise the picture of dug discovery at the ’coal-face’ painted by Clare Sansom and her sources in the article Molecules made to measure (Chemistry World, November 2009, p50) I worked at Roche UK (Roche Research Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts) as a young medicinal chemist in the ...
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Opinion
The level of disorder
Dramatised by Alan Lightman, the second law of thermodynamics incorporates the theory of entropy
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Feature
The art of Raman
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is allowing art conservators to rewrite sections of art history, reports Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay
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Feature
Operation outsource
Western companies are now outsourcing highly skilled science work to China. Can the industry's growing demands be met, asks Sarah Houlton
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Feature
Shining a light on vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency is on the up. With links to bone diseases and even cancer and MS, we need sun sense, says Justine Davies
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Review
A modern take on Darwin
Revisiting Darwin's evolutionary insight in the context of modern genetics
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News
Enzymes do the twist
The way enzyme catalysts bind molecules to speed up their reactions is not as simple as once thought, say chemists from the UK and Spain
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News
UK libel laws threaten scientific debate
A libel lawsuit has succeeded in silencing a Danish radiologist who has questioned the safety of a drug
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News
Giant nanowheel mystery solved
The self-assembly of huge molybdenum wheels relies on the spontaneous formation of an temporary internal template
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News
Chemists slam Science paper
Scientists accuse the journal Science of failings in its peer review system as claims in a recent paper prompt harsh criticism from chemists
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News
LED TVs spark trimethylgallium price rise
TVs backlit by LEDs have caused the first price rise for trimethylgallium in industry players' memories
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News
Hefce takes more hits over impact
Independent report calls for flexibility in new research impact assessment as academics threaten to leave the UK if the measures are introduced
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News
Antibiotic decay products reverse resistance
Breakdown products of an antibiotic can reverse resistance to the compound, possibly explaining why sensitive and resistant organisms can co-exist