All Columns articles – Page 9
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OpinionThe nuances of chemical confirmation
Supporting a hypothesis is more difficult than it might seem
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OpinionLetters: May 2024
Readers call for cross-industry support, celebrate variety and debate the evidence for Z-DNA’s handedness
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OpinionLab automation gives me more time at the top of the mountain
Getting back to the bench reminds Derek Lowe how much has changed in 40 years
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CareersHow to teach university-level chemistry well
Five tips for educating and inspiring university students
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OpinionInertia, decisions and robots
Our cognitive biases can make it difficult to choose what’s best for science
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OpinionWhen the blood keeps on flowing
While warfarins can be lifesaving, superwarfarins are deadly – and not just to rodents
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OpinionHoles in the ‘holey graphyne’ story
The challenges – and importance – of questioning published results
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OpinionHeated crystals jump to enantiomeric separation
Chiral asparagine monohydrate crystals can segregate by handedness – if you arrange them carefully first
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OpinionLetters: April 2024
Readers discuss the handedness of DNA, celebrate the Explosives Act and reminisce about childhood experiments
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OpinionNichols’ radiometer and discovering that radiation exerts pressure
A sensitive reflection of light pressure
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OpinionJani Ingram: ‘We have seen wells with uranium levels higher than the drinking water standard’
The environmental chemist on addressing pollution of Navajo waterways from legacy mining, her life off the reservation and a puke green Datsun
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OpinionWatching the water with the help of citizen scientists
Why we should all be keeping an eye on our water supply
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OpinionWater isn’t normal
Despite its familiarity, water is a chemical oddity. But that’s what makes it fascinating
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OpinionHarnessing biodiversity through natural products research in the Philippines
Collaborative projects aim to produce cheaper and more effective medicines
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OpinionLinnemann’s baskets and distillation in the early days of understanding equilibrium
A distillation method that came out in the wash