All Culture and people articles – Page 12
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Opinion
Harnessing fear and greed for innovation
Many powerful emotions motivate us in the search for new knowledge
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Puzzle
Cryptic chemistry crossword #022
You’ll need chemistry knowledge and more to solve this cryptic crossword!
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Puzzle
Chemistry wordoku #028
Can you identify the metal from the hallmark? It’s also hiding in this puzzle…
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Opinion
How a citizen science project crystallised school students’ interest in chemistry
Over 100 schools took part in Project M, a project to explore calcium carbonate structures
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Opinion
Shirley Meng: 'I think science is as beautiful as art'
The materials science pioneer on her Chinese heritage, experience as a female scientist, and the actual measure of success
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Opinion
Investigating the molecular basis of a nice cup of tea
How Michelle Francl researched how to make the perfect brew
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News
Publishing ethics committee warns of ‘problematic pollution’ of the scholarly record
Action required to tackle threat posed by paper mills
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News
‘Hobby chemist’ guilty of possession of acids without a licence
Cheshire man receives 12-month community order
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Opinion
The rise of techno-science
Appreciating technology’s role in understanding how the world works
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News
Two chemistry Nobel medals sold in December auctions
Adolf von Baeyer’s 1905 medal is the oldest science Nobel sold at auction to date
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Careers
Visionary chemistry is making labs accessible to blind students and researchers
Efforts underway in Texas are ushering in a new era of inclusivity with mouth models, lithophanes, robots, talking tools and more
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News
Building used by Marie Curie that was slated for demolition receives eleventh hour reprieve
Minster of Culture intervenes to save Pavillon des Sources, where radioactive material was prepared and stored by Curie and her colleagues
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Puzzle
Chemistry wordoku #025
There’s an alkaloid lurking in this sudoku-style puzzle – can you find it?
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News
Outcry over plans to demolish art deco building used in Marie Curie’s and colleagues’ research
Former radioactive sources storage site slated for decontamination on 8 January to be knocked down to make way for office block
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Opinion
Julia Kornfield: ‘I’ve often followed an instinct about a person’
The polymer expert on power imbalances and following her instinct
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Business
Explosion at Indonesian nickel plant kills 19 workers
Police halt operations at the nickel smelting facility on Sulawesi island, while workers call for better safety measures