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OpinionStrength in numbers
For all the value it provides, analytical chemistry doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, say Mark Powell and Steven Lancaster
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'No sexuality please, we're scientists'
David Smith wonders why gay scientists seem to stay unseen, and asks does it matter?
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The future of feedstocks
Where will our chemicals come from when the oil wells run dry? Jose Lopez-Sanchez discusses renewable feedstocks
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Diplomacy through education
Jay Siegel is building the future of China’s Tianjin University by looking to its past – combining the academic cultures of east and west
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Peak oil is not a myth
Fracking won’t plug the gap in crude oil’s falling figures, says Chris Rhodes. Oil’s exhaustion is inevitable
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Arsenic and old waste
William Bains worries that scientists are losing their way in the wild frontiers of research
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Cut price pills cost more than pennies
We can’t afford to let the demand for cheaper medicines force compromises on quality, says Steven Ford
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Where is the chemistry?
Proposals for doctoral training centres lack one important element, says David Parker: some science
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Put the chemistry back in medicinal chemistry
Pursuing skewed priorities and easy options has impoverished the pharmaceutical industry, says David Lathbury.
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Clearing the air about the hydrogen economy
Hydrogen as an important fuel is no pipe dream, says Martin Smith
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Possible versus practical
Hype and fanciful predictions are distracting society from finding realistic solutions, say William Banholzer and Mark Jones
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Science unlimited
Diversity breeds creativity, says Geri Richmond, but only if everyone feels part of the team
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Diversity: leading the way
Julia Higgins discusses gender diversity in the sciences, what has been achieved and what still needs to be done
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Cost reporting is more than worth it
The time for the chemical sector to report the environmental impact of its products is long overdue, says Michael Collins
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An 'Aye' for details
Small steps by synthetic chemists could mean giant leaps for those who follow, says Karl Collins
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The Choshu five
Alwyn Davies recounts how five Japanese students and their chemist mentor changed Japanese society forever
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Change: the only constant
Jim Al-Khalili discusses the risks involved in switching to a new area of research and invites chemists to take a quantum biology leap
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A carbon-based future
Society should be prepared to see its reliance on fossil fuels continue long into the 21st century, says Arno de Klerk
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Compulsory licences: necessity or threat?
Are compulsory licences for patent-protected drugs a necessary measure, or a threat to innovation?
