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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
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #103
Take some time to solve this crossword before you ’start preparing her introductory letter (3)’
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ResearchTale of Britain’s post-Roman economic crash overturned by ancient metal pollution discovery
Analysis points to metal-working industry continuing long after Romans left
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FeatureFrom flying ointments to healing herbs: the forgotten chemistry behind historical witchcraft practices
The unusual concoctions of village witches have historically been dismissed as nonsense hocus pocus – but is this the whole story? Victoria Atkinson investigates the chemistry behind the myth and whether there was more to witchcraft than ritual and superstition
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PuzzleCryptic chemistry crossword #102
While completing this puzzle, perhaps you would enjoy some ’cheese made to order (4)’?
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PuzzleChemistry wordoku #110
Solve this sudoku-style puzzle and unscramble the 18th century chemist
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CareersComic book chemistry
The scientists using visual storytelling to communicate their work – and how you can do it too
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OpinionAsk probing questions to work effectively in diverse teams
Sometimes, what you really want may not be what you say you want
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NewsProposal to limit US student visa durations draws criticism
Academic groups warn that the proposed rule will deter talented researchers, harm the economy and add bureaucracy
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