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FeatureSolar geoengineering: blocking sunlight to help dial down global temperatures
Solar geoengineering experiments – thickening Arctic ice and brightening clouds – are being tested outside for the first time. But global oversight into these controversial techniques remains a key issue
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #157
Ice cream, a strange drink and inventors all feature in this week’s cryptic chemistry crossword
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OpinionWeidert’s and Tillyer’s glasses: the didymium lens story, part 2
The continued history of elementary eye protection
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OpinionWhen you cannot buy the equipment, build it yourself
Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury explains how he’s created a fleet of self-built machines using imagination, perseverance and careful validation
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Careers3D printing can create bespoke lab equipment for a fraction of commercial cost
And the printer itself can be repurposed once it reaches the end of its life
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CareersThe researchers saving thousands by assembling their own lab equipment
Need a new tribometer, chemical vapour deposition unit or differential thermal analyser? These chemists have made their own from spare parts and scrap materials
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CareersThe communities making research more accessible through open hardware
The Gosh community and Trend in Africa help researchers to access and build low-cost lab equipment
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OpinionHow henna helped me rediscover my passion for chemistry
Beyond labs and lecture theatres, I found science in my culture
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PuzzleNovember 2026 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the November 2026 print issue of Chemistry World
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BusinessGreener dyes of every colour for fabric and food
Brilliant Dyes is extracting natural colours from algae to reduce energy, water and waste
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OpinionLearning the language of chemistry
Chemical structures embed vast amounts of information that needs translating for machines
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #110 – Lab Innovations special
This Innovative quick crossword contains clues relating to the industries and activities you will find at Lab Innovations in Birmingham this November
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OpinionQuestions about who to credit extend beyond the Nobel prize
Conceptual, epistemic and political factors all influence who is deemed to have made a scientific discovery
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #156
‘Her mate designed the baths (7)’ so that you can do this cryptic chemistry crossword
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CareersHighlighting the ‘missing elements’ in chemistry curricula
How staff and students from a trio of universities in London, UK are working together to produce resources that showcase minoritised chemists
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CareersHow to diversify a chemistry department and curriculum
Tips to help a wider range of students feel like they belong in chemistry
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NewsSmall World photo competition winner announced following disqualification of video winner for AI use
The organisers of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest have now honoured a new winner with its top prize of $3000