All Columns articles – Page 62

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Marinomycin A

2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

Faced with the term ‘polymer’, most people would consider man-made materials

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Screen shots

2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

Derek Lowe makes the case against using ‘frequent hitters’ in your assays

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Standing up for chemistry

2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

The RSC’s president, Lesley Yellowlees, sets out her ambitions for the coming years

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Chattaway's spatula

2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

Trusty companion of intrepid chemical explorers

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Nullius in verba

2012-07-18T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball asks how much of the published literature you should believe. Not much, by some accounts

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Flashback: 1977 – 100 years of the Royal Institute of Chemistry

2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

The Royal Institute of Chemistry celebrated its centenary with a luncheon and a reception at the science museum

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It's not all about winning

2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

Not long to go now… The Olympic games are upon us

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Protecting the spirit of competition

2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

Keeping sport clean requires a constant, concerted effort that carries on long after the race is run, says Michael Stow

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Imaging icons

2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball celebrates olympicene’s place in the pantheon of chemical imagery

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Playing with water

2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

Tom Waller discusses the science and technology that can help make the difference between swimming and winning

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Luggin's capillary

2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

Do you cringe when a relationship is described as involving ‘chemistry’?

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Vincorine

2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

Cage-structured natural products are some of the most appealing targets for organic chemists

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A personnel question

2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

Derek Lowe would back a team of risk takers if he had to

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Can chemistry get a podium place?

2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

The Olympic site in London has a deep chemical heritage, and it should be built upon

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Flashback: 1982 – chemical Olympiads

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

The RSC suggested the idea of chemical Olympiads to be organised by RSC local sections

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A dose by any other name

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball has sympathy for those nonplussed by nomenclature

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Asymmetry

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

In science, not all forms are created equal

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Bubbleology science

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

And a reason to celebrate

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Spanish science in crisis?

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

Reducing Spain’s science budget jeopardises decades of Spanish scientific progress says Nazario Martín

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The knowledge economy

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

Simon Coles proposes an alternative approach to sharing scientific information. For what it’s worth…