All Columns articles – Page 22
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That’s stereochemistry
Recognising the tetrahedral nature of carbon changed science as well as explaining it
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When Antarctica stopped being only for men
Toxic ideas about heroism blocked women’s access to science
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Fabry and Perot's interferometer
The device that changed how we look at light – and our universe
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How did you get here?
We weren’t all born to be a chemist – and we need to start admitting it
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Recharging the UK's battery industry
The £246 million Faraday Challenge is welcome – but it’s not enough
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A 3D periodic table?
Molecular frameworks could offer whole new perspectives on our chemical world
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Solving the technetium medical isotope shortage
The UK has a solution to the potential shortage of technetium-99m – but that’s no reason to be complacent about leaving Euratom
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Make room for randomness in drug development
Setting free the dark horses sometimes beats the most rational planning
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Is your lab 'haunted' by former team members?
The strange items - and legends - colleagues leave behind
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Scientists shouldn't be afraid of risk
A little gamble in your career is a healthy thing, if you’re smart about it
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Letters: August 2017
You weigh in on Grenfell towers, mandatory retirement and plastics pollution
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Augmented intelligence
Robots will increasingly work alongside humans to solve complex problems
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Lesley Yellowlees: 'I don’t follow recipes, I’m not an organic chemist!'
‘I don’t follow recipes, I’m not an organic chemist!’
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Electric avenue
Western carmakers need to seize the initiative on cleaner vehicles or risk being left behind
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Computational chemistry: a virtual reality?
Computers are getting better at modelling chemistry. But there are still many challenges to overcome.
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(+)-Pleuromutilin
Total synthesis is sometimes the only way to explore the chemical space around a natural product