All Culture and people articles – Page 149
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News
Researcher imprisoned for poisoning ex-lover
Renowned cancer researcher gets 10 years in prison for using antifreeze chemical ethylene glycol as a deadly weapon
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FeatureBetter cleaning through chemistry
Chemistry World’s competition winner, Tessa Fiorini, investigates the complexities and chemistries behind seemingly simple products
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OpinionCarl Djerassi - chemistry and theatre
Carl Djerassi explains his move from distinguished chemist to ‘intellectual smuggler’
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NewsWhite House tightens oversight of dangerous studies
New rules governing so-called ‘dual use’ research will take effect in a year, but there is concern that they will stymie critical studies
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ResearchJames Crowley: Magicians rings and dumbbells on a molecular scale
James Crowley on making stimuli responsive molecular machines from mechanically interlocked architectures
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OpinionGood advice
Rather than axing his chief scientific adviser, the next president of the European commission should enhance the role
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CareersSigning science
Helen Carmichael reports on a project that’s making sign language scientifically articulate
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PodcastTantalum pentoxide
Lars Öhrström explains how tantalum(V)oxide banished ‘the brick’ and allows your mobile phone to fit in your pocket
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CareersThinking outside the blocks
Ellen Kooijman talks to Yfke Hager about research, rocks and building bricks
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NewsNIH audit turns up plague bacteria and ricin
US biomedical research agency turns up five potentially harmful infectious agents inappropriately stowed on its campus
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OpinionAppreciating art criticism
Philip Ball considers Chinese works of art that comment on environmental and chemical issues
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NewsAlmost half of US researchers' time goes on admin
Survey finds principal investigators’ time taken up by grant writing and post-award admin
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ResearchHigher levels of some metals in e-cigarette smoke
Scientists call for regulators to help clear smoke and mirrors surrounding vaping safety
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Research
De-gassing gas masks with hydrogen peroxide
A safer way to clean chemical weapons from contaminated equipment
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ResearchLead 'soaps' behind iconic artwork damage uncovered
Analysis of yellow paint pigment reveals ion source responsible for lead carboxylate formation
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