Thea Ekins-Coward lost an arm in an experiment with unsafe apparatus
Laccaic acid, thought to be produced by lac insects, is produced by a symbiont similar to the zombie ant fungus
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, recently brought chemistry alive for students with sight loss
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Milko van der Boom talks to Chemistry World about dealing with destruction at the Weizmann Institute, saving samples and people coming together
100 years ago, Cecilia Payne deduced that the sun is mainly made of hydrogen – but was encouraged to downplay her findings by her PhD supervisor. Mike Sutton takes up the story
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
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One-time gymnast Melanie Sanford has made a name for herself in catalysis and organometallic chemistry. Rebecca Trager charts her path to success, from her mentors to her mentoring
How has chemistry changed in the last two decades?
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, recently brought chemistry alive for students with sight loss
Study highlights need for mentorship and more inclusive networks
Understanding why individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the chemical sciences
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
Innovative approaches to awareness and participation
The end of ovulation will affect almost all women, but current treatments could be improved. Rachel Brazil reports on the efforts to find a better solution
Sharing best practices across chemistry departments to create better working environments and get Athena Swan accreditation
Anna Demming reveals the scientist who invented the fuel that powered the first US satellite into orbit, yet died with barely a trace on record of her achievements
Abhik Ghosh tells the story of a porphyrin chemist who was a leading figure in Seattle’s gay rights movement of the 1960s
The story of the Knox family is one of education overcoming adversity, finds Kit Chapman
The trailblazing computational chemist on the joys of teaching, inaugurating a virtual conference, and the importance of doing things the hard way
The pioneering global health researcher on the importance of including women in medical research, face-to-face networking and kindness
The analytical chemist on growing up Black in Alabama in the 1950s and 1960s and his journey through NIST, academia and the AAAS presidency
A city where chemistry lurks almost anywhere you look
Negative results still mean positive progress
How experiments in a garden shed grew from a hobby to a profession
’Tinker with a novel protein’ and solve this cryptic chemistry crossword
Sniff out the hidden terpene in this sudoku-style brain teaser
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From correcting research imbalances to placing value on lived experiences
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Lessons with philosophical significance for how we group people and objects
Why is it so controversial to do the right thing for the environment?
The importance of the expert eye in scientific progress
A debate about metaphysics that’s crucial to how we understand the world
Work could aid conservation of Egyptian artefacts
Spanish scientist wants people to vote for his spiral table to get Lego to bring it to life
Interpretive dance explains thesis on why chillis burn and menthol cools
Laccaic acid, thought to be produced by lac insects, is produced by a symbiont similar to the zombie ant fungus
Celebrating what started when Faraday found the molecule with no end
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
Innovative approaches to awareness and participation
Thea Ekins-Coward lost an arm in an experiment with unsafe apparatus
’What do you mean you had to lock the NMR with an oscilloscope and shim the magnet by hand?’
The trailblazing computational chemist on the joys of teaching, inaugurating a virtual conference, and the importance of doing things the hard way
Milko van der Boom talks to Chemistry World about dealing with destruction at the Weizmann Institute, saving samples and people coming together
Changes will see researchers, departments and universities able to buy equipment without going through government’s online portal
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The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, recently brought chemistry alive for students with sight loss
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The element sets now found in over half of Australian high schools
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