All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 63
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NewsElectron confounds predictions and remains stubbornly spherical
A new study finds the electron is spherical, which has deep implications for the standard model of physics
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Mars is the planet that never grew up
Arrested development accounts for the bafflingly small size of Mars: meteorite isotope records show it never grew up
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Nanospray for nanodrugs
A spraying technique to make drug candidates soluble so that they are not discarded at early stages of drug trials
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Hunting elusive green fluorescent proteins
Cracking a 40-year-old conundrum could result in the discovery of new protein tags
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Polymer caterpillar crawls in humid weather
A polymer sandwich that responds to changes in humidity can 'crawl' carrying 120 times its own weight
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Getting to grips with volcanic ash
Researchers are learning a lot about the tiny particles of volcanic ash that have spewed from volcanoes in Iceland and caused misery for air travellers
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Environment & Energy
A Europe wide ban on cadmium in plastics, jewellery and amateur model-making has been announced
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Business
Business roundup: June 2011
Succinic acid plans Dutch life and material sciences company DSM and French starch company Roquette Frères are together planning to build what they say will be the largest European plant for the production of succinic acid from biological sources. To be built on the Roquette site at Cassano Spinola ...
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Opinion
The public’s fear is not one of science, it is one of grammar
Reinforcing and not correcting the fears of a risk-averse public is no way to build constructive working relationships, writes Hal Sosabowski
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Careers
The insider: Looking after Number One
Steve Huxham, chairman of the Recruitment Society, tells Hayley Birch why it's wise to keep your CV updated before you need a new job
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Careers
Careers clinic: Motherhood and science
Charlotte Ashley-Roberts on why combining an academic career in science with bringing up children is a realistic option
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Careers
Company Profile: What women want
Beauty is in the eye of Procter and Gamble's skincare team, reports Manisha Lalloo
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Careers
The Educated Chemist: Market forces
Getting a degree in chemistry makes good economic sense, writes Robert Bowles
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OpinionCategorising chemists
To the unfamiliar, chemists might all look the same. But some common categories are easy to identify, explains Derek Lowe