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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #148
Practicing cryptic chemistry crosswords ‘Endlessly teaches learner to bond (7)’
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OpinionSarah O’Connor: ‘There’s nothing that matches that thrill of discovery’
The natural product chemist talks growing up in New York, her dad’s late pursuit of a PhD, and her journey to plant chemistry and to Germany
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CareersHow to write thesis acknowledgements
Tips for deciding who and how to thank those who have supported you through your PhD or dissertation
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #156
This chemistry wordoku can be found helping convert water to oxygen in photosynthesis!
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #147
Can you find all the solutions to this cryptic chemistry crossword, even the ‘Sparky footballer? (7)’
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News30 US universities ordered to audit foreign research partnerships
Pentagon says review must be finished by the end of August to maintain federal funding
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OpinionChemistry contains multitudes
There’s room (and need) for all the various subspecies of chemical scientists
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WebinarBoron: in search of the real fifth element
What makes boron so extraordinary? Find out on 21 October with author Stephen Mansell
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PodcastUK science department abolished & Ireland’s crumbling concrete
What does a new prime minister mean for UK science? Plus, why are thousands of Irish buildings falling apart?
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #146
While you complete this cryptic chemistry crossword, ‘I’ll dance around Ella endlessly with this old battery (7, 4)’
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #155
This chemistry wordoku spotlights a chemist whose contributions include ideas about teaching through discovery lab work!
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #107
Understanding Einstein’s most famous equation will guide you in this quick chemistry crossword
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NewsChemistry can feel inaccessible to British Asian students, survey finds
Interviews with current students revealed recurring concerns about a lack of representation, difficulties reporting racism and challenges fitting in with peers
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CareersHow Robert Crapnell carved out a new role between technician and academic
The research technical manager at Manchester Metropolitan University was awarded this year’s RSC Technical Excellence Prize
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BusinessCombining AI with experiments to solve real-world materials problems
CuspAI’s Materials Foundry partner network includes 45 technology, data and materials chemistry companies to make and test its predictions
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BusinessPfizer’s green chemistry team turns 25
What began as a grassroots initiative has become embedded across Pfizer’s research and manufacturing operations, helping reshape processes from Viagra to Paxlovid
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OpinionMessy megamergers
Rumoured merger between AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb has collapsed, and that’s probably a good thing
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ResearchIs this painting of a Roman emperor a lost Leonardo da Vinci?
Pigment analysis sheds light on Renaissance painting mystery
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Feature150 years of Gibbs’ phase rule
In 1876, Josiah Willard Gibbs published an equation that would transform chemistry – yet barely anyone noticed at the time. The story of his phase rule is one of delayed recognition, mathematical abstraction and enduring scientific legacy