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Last Retort – in memory of David Jones (1938-2017)
Reigniting the match
Could some clever combustion chemistry produce a better pocket igniter?
Mine craft
History’s gold diggers made a fortune using grease, fleece and froth
Wired for success
The conductive power of metals has been exploited for generations
Diversity and opportunity
US university diversity scheme to learn from UK experience
Initiative to be launched next month will support women in science and be broadened to race and beyond
When Antarctica stopped being only for men
Toxic ideas about heroism blocked women’s access to science
Parental pressures contribute to leaky pipeline in US
Survey suggests being a postdoc is ‘not compatible’ with becoming a parent
Puzzles
October 2017 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the October print issue of Chemistry World
Ethics
Book Club - A crack in creation
The development of Crispr, and the ethical questions raised by new genome editing techniques
Book Club - A course in deception
Academia has everything from altering results to murder, at least in this work of fiction
The rising tide of 'legal highs'
Andy Extance investigates the chemistry that has helped recreational drugs evade the law, and its consequences
Safety
A dangerous guide to beachcombing
What not to touch at the seaside
Phosphorus chlorides
A hugely useful group of compounds that have a distinct dual personality
Safety lessons from Hurricane Harvey
The chemical fires triggered by extreme flooding in Houston demonstrate the need to improve risk management
