All articles by Chemistry World – Page 12
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Opinion
25 years ago: Papers on disk
A survey revealed researchers’ willingness to use e-mail and submit journal papers electronically
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Podcast
Elements of Power by David Abraham – Book club
This month we learn of the problems that arise from mining rare metals in David Abraham’s The Elements of Power
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Promotion
Come to the Chemistry World communication competition live final
Register now to be in the audience in the Faraday lecture theatre on 21 March
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Opinion
Flashback: 1991 – Alfred Bader award for Dudley Williams
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s second Alfred Bader award was given to Dudley Williams
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Podcast
Adventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince – Book club
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene
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Opinion
Flashback: 1996 – GM tomatoes
Zeneca brought puree from genetically modified tomatoes onto UK supermarket shelves
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Opinion
Flashback: 1976 – computerised Chemical Registry System
CAS and computers came together to create unique chemicals identifiers
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Podcast
Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe – Book club
Our book club podcast considers simple language in science as we discuss Randall Munroe’s new book, Thing explainer.
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Promotion
Chemistry World's science communication competition 2016
The theme for the 2016 Chemistry World science communication competition was public attitudes to chemistry
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast – December 2015
This month, we learn how to leave the calories out of fine chocolate, and discover the earth might be older than we thought
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Podcast
Why Does Asparagus Make Your Wee Smell? by Andy Brunning – Book club
In this podcast, we learn why does asparagus make your wee smell, as we discuss Andy Brunning’s new book
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast – November 2015
This month we meet chemisty Nobel winner, Thomas Lindahl, and we learn how bio-markers might be used to determine the time of death
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Podcast
Scientific Babel by Michael Gordin – Book club
We probe the nature of scientific language with Michael Gordin’s bestseller, Scientific Babel
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Opinion
Flashback: 1985 – 'the experimental discovery of the unexpected'
Sir Jack Baldwin’s enthusiasm for science began with the gift of a chemistry set