All Culture and people articles – Page 218
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FeatureThe woman that inspired Faraday
Jane Marcet wrote what was to become one of history's most important chemistry books. Hazel Rossotti dips into her pioneering 'Conversations on Chemistry'
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Opinion
Setting the organic chemists' table
Dylan Stiles takes an organic chemist's tour round the periodic table
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Careers
New entrepreneurial pastures
Graham Ruecroft co-founded a firm that recently earned him his second RSC innovation award.
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Careers
Spinning out designer solvents
Adam Walker co-founded bespoke solvent company Bioniqs and is now its CEO.
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Review
Physical chemistry on the nano scale
This is an accessible book for chemists who are starting out in the area of nanophysics
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Review
Living with metals
Over 20 different metallic elements are known to be essential to support and maintain life processes in human beings
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Review
Flash George
George Porter shared the 1967 Nobel prize for chemistry with Ronald Norrish and Manfred Eigen
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Review
The golden touch
Interest in gold catalysts has burgeoned and Catalysis by gold is a timely, thorough and lucid summary of the whole field