All Culture and people articles – Page 2
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OpinionHow the Royal Society of Chemistry is reshaping recognition in the chemical sciences
Changes over the past five years have enabled a wider variety of team and individual excellence to be celebrated
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BusinessSailing towards recycling composite textiles
Sustainable Extricko is using superheated steam and pressure to recycle intractable materials used in sailing
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PuzzleOctober 2025 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the October 2025 print issue of Chemistry World
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OpinionHow a mistake in the lab taught me new things about myself
One extra drop of titrant was all it took…
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CareersEmployees need freedom to choose how to work most effectively
This is especially important to ensure neurodiverse employees get the support they need
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OpinionWhy an inclusive culture is the best way to unlock chemistry’s potential
Reasonable adjustments enable diverse teams that can grow, innovate and tackle global problems
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FeatureRethinking workplaces for neurodivergent staff
Neurodivergent people often excel in skills highly valued in chemistry. Nina Notman investigates how employers are breaking down barriers and harnessing these talents through workplace adjustments and recruitment reforms
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #113
Two puzzles in one! Solve the sudoku-inspired letter puzzle, then descramble the American chemist
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #105
You might ’get hint about contract (7)’, but you’ll get no tips about this cryptic chemistry crossword
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ResearchHow does Clarivate pick its potential Nobel prize winners?
Chemistry World talks to the head of research analysis at the Institute for Science Information on how they decide which researchers are producing Nobel-worthy research
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NewsWho will win the 2025 chemistry Nobel prize? Data crunchers unveil their predictions
Citation analysis tips scientists for work on greener lithium-ion batteries, single-atom catalysis and biomolecular condensates
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NewsTeflon diet earns trio the 2025 Ig Nobel chemistry prize
The prizes that first make you laugh, then make you think reward more irreverent scientific ideas.
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CareersVan Thi Thanh Ho’s mission to build up sustainable chemistry in Vietnam
She’s driving commercialisation and inspiring new generations of scientists with her passion for green technology
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #099 - Lab Innovations 2025 special
Look ahead to this year’s Lab Innovations event with a bumper quick crossword.
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #104
You might need to ’Learn about silly glue (5, 5)’ to complete this cryptic crossword
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OpinionKarl Mueller: ‘I realised I had matured when I started giving away my best ideas’
The director of Ames National Laboratory in the US discusses getting hooked on chemistry via parental inspiration and a benchtop NMR
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OpinionThe simple machine that visualised atomic orbitals
In 1931, Harvey Elliott White developed a device that traced out the shapes of electron clouds by approximating solutions to the Schrödinger equation
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ResearchReviving organobismuth chemistry
Despite its low cost and low toxicity, bismuth has found limited applications in organic synthesis. Liam Ball is working to change that
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CareersNavigating parenthood and the return to the bench: A paternal perspective
Advice for how to combine fatherhood with a career in research