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NewsNeurodiverse students use different strategies to reason through chemistry problems
Greater understanding of the challenges these learners face could lead to new strategies to help them in areas where they are weaker
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OpinionWhat’s it like to be the first person privy to Nobel-worthy work?
As Philip Ball, handling editor of Kensō Soai’s 1995 paper reveals, sometimes you’re oblivious to it
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BusinessSyngenta plans to close Grangemouth manufacturing site
Shutting export-focused pesticide plant would cut 377 jobs
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #163
Solve this sudoku-style puzzle and find a chemist known for their pioneering work on ensilication
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #154
The solution to this cryptic chemistry crossword ‘even reveals the fish (3)’
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NewsMeet the two scientists who have just won the 2026 Nobel prize in chemistry
Learn about the lives of newly minted chemistry Nobel laureates Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai
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CareersThe PhD to biotech series: Translating an academic profile into an industry narrative
In the third article of the series, Matteo Tardelli explains how to present academic experience in a way that appeals to hiring managers in biotech
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NewsReactions that demonstrate how homochirality can emerge take chemistry Nobel prize
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the prize for ‘the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis’
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NewsThe Nobel prize in chemistry 2026 as it happens – Live
Duo worked on answer to puzzle of life’s homochirality – why life favours one mirror image of a molecule over another
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NewsDiscovery of light-activated proteins and their application in neuroscience wins Nobel prize in medicine
Optogenetics has helped researchers better understand the brain and is enabling new treatments for neurological conditions
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PuzzleNobel prize quick crossword 2026
From laureates to lysosomes: can you crack our Nobel crossword?
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #162
Meet the chemist working at the intersection of materials and catalysis in the solution to this sudoku-inspired puzzle
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #153
Sauces, salts, queens and kings feature in this week’s cryptic chemistry crossword
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OpinionSusumu Kitagawa: ‘I tell my students three words: luck, stubbornness and perseverance’
The winner of the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry on books, porous materials and his mantra for success
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CareersThe PhD to biotech series: Understanding the biotech landscape and where you fit
In the second article of the series, Matteo Tardelli describes the different types of organisations looking to hire you
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PodcastNobel prize in chemistry 2026: predictions
We discuss our picks for this year’s chemistry Nobel prize. Plus, are there certain traits that make a Nobel laureate?
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NewsLooming social media ban for under-16s in UK sparks debate on accessing science online
Restrictions on children’s access to site like YouTube and TikTok will begin in March 2027
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FeatureNMR spectroscopy from its origins to hyperpolarisation and beyond
From Richard Ernst’s Nobel prize-winning techniques to hyperpolarisation and in-situ battery analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy continues to reinvent itself
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #152
Mythical creatures, termites and immature British polymaths feature in this week’s cryptic chemistry crossword