Commentary – Page 8
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Opinion
Good advice
Rather than axing his chief scientific adviser, the next president of the European commission should enhance the role
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Business
Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014
Results for the first half held back by stagnant sales and production dips
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Opinion
The trouble with boycotts
Cutting academic ties with a censured state can do more harm than good, says Mark Peplow
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News
Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies
John Mason Ward, an active member of the chemistry community and power industry chemist, has died aged 92
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Opinion
The creative stimulus
Innovative thinking may be difficult to turn on at will, but there are many ways to prepare for inspiration, says Mark Peplow
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News
Royal Society of Chemistry's flagship journal now free to access
Chemical Science will follow gold open access model from January 2015 and waive author fees for two years
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Research
Simple substitution cuts solar cell toxicity
Replacing cadmium chloride with magnesium chloride could reduce the cost and environmental impact of thin film solar cells
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News
World’s scientific advisers plan closer collaboration
Advisers across Europe will form a knowledge-sharing network
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Opinion
A mind-blowing legacy
Alexander Shulgin’s research on psychoactive drugs shows how molecules can take on a life of their own once they leave the lab, says Mark Peplow
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Research
Three glowing mice
People’s exposure to nanoparticles could be tested for with skin biopsies
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Opinion
It's life, but not as we know it
A living cell that uses artificial bases in its DNA heralds a profound development for chemistry, says Mark Peplow
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Opinion
Frack and blue
Shale gas will do little to improve the competitiveness of Europe’s chemical industry, argues Mark Peplow
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Opinion
A war on smog
Chemistry can be a force for good in tackling China’s pollution, says Mark Peplow
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Opinion
The value of trust
Rebuilding a damaged relationship with researchers should be a top priority for the new boss of the UK’s physical sciences funding council
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Business
Europe's chemical industry faces extinction in 10 years
Chairman of Ineos warns that the sector could go the way of the dinosaur thanks to high energy and feedstock costs
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Business
Europe's chemical sector stagnated in 2013
Lack of output growth leaves industry 6.4% adrift of peak in 2007
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News
Europe suspends Swiss research status in immigration row
Loss of full research partnership standing will put Switzerland at a disadvantage in securing European funding
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News
Genome study to pursue Richard III's medical history
Scientists hope sequencing of last Plantagenet king’s genome will reveal more about his appearance and health
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News
Clouds on the horizon for UK science
Europe’s research chief warns of skills shortages and funding shortfalls at EU funding programme launch