All Columns articles – Page 93
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Patently interesting
As the world wide web continues to grow apace, the number of immensely useful sites also increases.
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Letters: May 2006
From Michael Archer In response to points raised in the news item entitled Australian chemistry department under threat (Chemistry World online, 23 March 2006; p10), I strenuously deny that any ’budget bungle’ has occurred, as the academic staff union emotively and incorrectly claims. Rather, the restructuring of the school ...
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The need for measurements
China and India are showing significant growth, while demand for traditional analytical techniques underpins the market, as Ian Shuttler explains.
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The names of things
The great French chemist Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) understood the importance of names in science
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Letters: April 2006
From Brian Whitefield I sympathise with Ronald Dell over his problem with the names of pharmaceuticals (Chemistry World, March 2006, p32). Some 50 years ago, when National Service temporarily converted me from organic chemist to nurse, the nature of preparations could be easily determined from their Latinate names or, in ...
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Editorial: Clinical trial concerns
A clinical trial that landed subjects in intensive care has raised concerns about the process
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Understanding water
Funny stuff, water. The most abundant liquid on our planet, universal solvent, major constituent of all living matter; yet water is far from fully characterised
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Letters: March 2006
From Lee Higham It was interesting to read the article on the changing face of university chemistry (Chemistry World, February 2006, p36). Should closing chemistry departments be resisted if it appears to be part of a natural progression? Is it important to have a departmental status for the subject? This ...
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Editorial: Science stories in the media
Inaccurate science stories will not go away unless more scientists talk to journalists
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Editorial: Vaccine capacity
Vaccines are being developed and tested but manufacturing capacity will be an issue
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Letters: February 2006
From Edward Johnson I regret to say that Katie Gibb’s article, Uncorking wine’s characteristics, added little to my understanding of wine chemistry (Chemistry World, December 2005, p39). I have been trying to get to the bottom of some wine issues for years. About eight years ago, I spoke ...