All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 238
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Feature
Curiosity to take off
When Nasa's latest Mars rover is launched into space later this year, it'll carry the most advanced analytical instruments ever sent to the planet. David Pittman reports
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Feature
Waving goodbye to the paper lab book
With electronic lab notebooks finally making waves in academia, Anthony King asks whether the time has come to part company with the much loved paper lab book
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Opinion
Letters: November 2011
The presenter of the BBC Horizon programme which dealt with the safety of nuclear installations broadcast on 14 September was careful to avoid commitment but clearly implied that, based on the concept of tolerability of risk, the nuclear energy industry is as safe as any other of equal size ...
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FeatureQuasicrystals scoop prize
The 2011 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Daniel Shechtman, fought hard to win acceptance of his discovery: quasicrystals. Laura Howes tells how perseverance led to the ultimate recognition
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News
Simpler enzymatic route to synthetic heparin
Researchers hope new synthetic pathway could lead to cheaper treatment for deep vein thrombosis
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News
Almac to hire 500 in next year
The Northern Ireland based company has increased its workforce six fold in the last 5 years to over 3000
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News
Graphene and zeolite team up for catalysis
Graphene enhances the photocatalytic activity of zeolites
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Graphene robot has some smooth moves
Scientists have added a graphene layer to a polyethylene actuator to convert IR into energy to move the actuator
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Opinion
Editorial: Ig Nobel awards
The winners of the Ig Nobel awards were announced on 29 September
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NewsComplex organic matter may have been found beyond the Solar System
Scientists in Hong Kong pick up traces of chemical structures similar to coal and oil
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Opinion
Good news for graphene
Political party conferences are not noted for taking much interest in science, says Philip Ball
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Opinion
Compounds in the dark
Derek Lowe discusses the compounds you can buy but won't see anywhere in the literature
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OpinionWeissenberg's Camera
In so many societies, bread is the stuff of life the cornerstone of existence
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Business
Business roundup: November 2011
Interview: Gilles Cottier Source: © SAFC The SAFC boss wants to see fewer vendors in the market SAFC president Gilles Cottier wants SAFC to hit $1 billion (£644 million) in sales by 2015, an ambitious target given that the company made $650 million in sales in 2010. ...
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Europe risks being outstripped by R&D rivals
Investment in R&D by top European firms grew by 6 per cent last year, but competitors are growing faster