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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #118
’Laze around in fun condition (9)’ while you complete this cryptic chemistry crossword
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OpinionIs it cold in here?
Labs in Delhi, Aberdeen and Arizona will have different ideas of ‘room temperature’
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CareersAbigail Mortimer’s career in glassblowing
Since starting as a trainee 17 years ago, her collaborative creations have underpinned teaching and research at the University of York’s chemistry department
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PodcastBench-stable butyllithium & secrets of Pompeii’s limescale
In this episode, we discuss the latest formulations designed to make a set of fiery reagents safer, explore what limescale can tell us about ancient civilizations and hear the latest headlines.
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PuzzleQuick chemistry crossword #101
Indian and Danish physicists meet British astronomers and evolutionary biologists in this quick chemistry crossword
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ResearchWas the ‘Baghdad battery’ really two cells?
A new study suggests it had an ‘outer’ cell that reacted with air to supply a higher voltage. But was it a battery at all?
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NewsPublic values scientists but fewer feel informed about science, UK survey finds
Survey will provide government with insights on how the public perception of science could be improved
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OpinionTo PhD or not to PhD? That is the question
Undergraduate student Umaymah Ahmad finds out what it’s like to go into academic research
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OpinionThree centuries of Roman limescale reveals a dirty secret about Pompeii’s public baths
Carbon isotope ratios suggest that pre-aqueduct, the water was often contaminated with human waste
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FeatureThe toxic chemistry behind skin bleaching products
The global skin-lightening market is worth over $10 billion and growing, but the unregulated products driving it contain dangerous chemicals linked to serious health risks. Zahra Khan speaks to the scientists and advocates trying to fix the problem
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NewsQuantum dot pioneer and Nobel prize winner Louis Brus dies at 82
Brus shared the 2023 chemistry Nobel prize with Alexei Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi
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WebinarFrom bean to brew: the chemistry behind the perfect cup of coffee
Discover the chemistry behind the aromas and flavours of one of the world’s favourite beverages
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OpinionAlexandra Navrotsky: ‘I don’t think you attract people to science by big initiatives’
The nanogeoscientist on the importance of people to good science, the recent turnaround on diversity, equity and inclusion and why she will never be a professional artist
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CareersHow to make academic service activities count
Five tips for tackling commitments effectively
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ResearchPrehistoric humans hunted with poisoned arrows thousands of years earlier than thought
Deadly plant alkaloids discovered on 60,000-year-old arrowheads
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OpinionArchaeon’s lack of metabolism challenges definitions of life
A question that is not the same as asking whether something is alive
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NewsIupac welcomes new year in with a new president
International chemistry nomenclature organisation to be headed by Mary Garson