All Culture and people articles – Page 31
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NewsWork on why scientists seem to enjoy licking rocks scoops chemistry Ig Nobel
Necrobotics, defecation analysis and boring lectures among other topics honoured in spoof annual award ceremony
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CareersThe man who did his chemistry PhD in Welsh
Owain Beynon’s new words for computational chemistry terms are now in the Welsh dictionary
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OpinionWhy Roman concrete is still stronger than RAAC (and other modern concretes)
Researchers are searching for ways to replicate the self-healing properties of the ancient material
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NewsRussia and Belarus uninvited to Nobel prize ceremonies
Backlash prompts Nobel Foundation to backtrack on allowing Russian and Belarusian representatives
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ResearchA force against fungi
With antifungal resistance on the rise, Leah Cowen’s lab wants to identify molecules that can capitalise on vulnerabilities in fungal pathogens
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PuzzleSeptember 2023 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the September 2023 print issue of Chemistry World
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CareersHow to use large language models in chemistry
Five ways that chemists can use GPT-4 and other generative AI tools
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CareersMandatory events aren’t relaxing
Giving employees options for how to de-stress is better for preventing burnout
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OpinionPredicting and discovering in chemistry
How scientists look into the past, present and future
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FeatureHow to prepare for a lab catastrophe
Nina Notman looks at steps scientists can take to better protect the content of their labs from floods, fires and other disasters
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NewsJustice for Henrietta Lacks as family reaches settlement with Thermo Fisher
Company was accused of profiting from HeLa cells derived from Lacks’ tumour without her family’s approval
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NewsScientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace
Researchers of Chinese descent are leaving the US 75% faster since state-backed espionage investigations began in 2018
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OpinionLetters: August 2023
Readers discuss the history of atoms, and ask for help treating a chronic eye condition
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NewsChemical weapons expert forces UK government to back down on blacklisting policy
Guidance that has seen experts blocked from speaking at government conferences over criticism of policies to be reviewed
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CareersWorking through bereavement
Academic employers can do more to support grieving students and staff