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Solving oxidation states
Exceptions to Iupac’s definition means the rule still needs refinement
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The China CFC dilemma
New production breaking the Montreal Protocol demands a concerted response
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Careers
A night at the beamline
Eminem, Game of thrones and the ever-present threat of diamonds crushing
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The case for lab management systems
Computerised control over equipment is streamlining research
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Science in Europe
The UK’s scientific relationship with Europe must survive and thrive after Brexit
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Making gender equality more than theoretical
How the French Network for Theoretical Chemistry is addressing gender imbalance at conferences
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Why choice of solvent matters more than you think
Weak interactions with solvents could change the chemical identity of a solution
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Why you should care about Fair data
The benefits of findable, accessible, interoperable and re-useable information
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What now for the world's chemical weapons watchdog?
Attacks in Salisbury, Kuala Lumpur and Syria show that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons needs to evolve
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James Smithson: a lordly legacy
The chemist who established the world’s largest centre for science
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Crum Brown: knitting the world
Celebrating the 180th birthday of the man who illustrated the chemical bond
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Leif Tronstad: the heavy water hero
The chemist who ended Nazi attempts to make an atomic bomb
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How to spot fake scientific instruments
Is this a 16th century astrolabe, or a modern-day forgery?
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A blueprint for colour-blind science
The US political climate is hostile to people of colour – but progress has been stagnant for decades
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The value of quantification
A skills gap is emerging in organic synthesis that needs to be closed
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The forgotten father of chemistry?
New evidence reveals how a 16th century Italian physician shaped modern science
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Independent banking
Research shouldn’t be held ransom by the Spanish government in the fight over Catalonia