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Opinion
Do science courses need hands-on labs to be effective?
The practical lab is where abstract theory connects to physical reality
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News
Profile: Sandeep Verma
The head of India’s Science and Engineering Research Board talks about his excitement at innovative Indian research, collaboration and open science
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Research
Explaining the mysterious purple gold at Spain's Alhambra
Chemical corrosion converts gold leaf into purple nanospheres
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News
Rise of hype see more and more ‘novel’, ‘critical’ and ‘key’ grant applications
Hyperbole rockets 1300% in 15 years in successful National Institutes of research applications
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Business
Fatal hydrogen sulfide leak at US waste treatment plant
One worker killed and four others injured at US Ecology site in Ohio
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Puzzle
September 2022 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the September print issue of Chemistry World
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Careers
Ethical decisions in the workplace
Employees who feel secure should challenge unethical employers on behalf of their colleagues
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News
Best-selling chemistry textbook is now free
New edition of John McMurry’s Organic Chemistry will be open access after author discovers copyright loophole
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News
Afghan scientific expertise scattered, one year on from Taliban takeover
Afghanistan’s research infrastructure may be idling, but students and researchers who managed to escape abroad continue their work and plan to return to help rebuild their homeland
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Research
3D printing allows blind chemists to visualise scientific data
Lithophanes produced with a basic 3D printer can make research findings more accessible
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Opinion
Angela Russell: ‘We have to not be afraid of failing’
The medicinal chemist on thinking like a scientist and knowing where you want to go
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Careers
The chemists leaving their country over personal ethics
Family matters and political views are leading researchers to pursue careers abroad
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News
Wellcome Trust’s anti-racism initiatives a failure
UK’s largest non-governmental science funder is ‘still an institutionally racist organisation’, admits director Jeremy Farrar
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Research
Combining expertise to develop remote-controlled nanomaterials
Beatriz Pelaz explains how her research tackles bionanomaterials from multiple angles
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Research
Controversy over ancient Chinese bronze chemistry
Study suggests bronze was made from alloys rather than pure metals, but experts remain unconvinced
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News
Parenting takes a heavy toll on the careers of female academics in North America
Women more likely to report that caring for children has hurt their career than men
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Opinion
Robert Mokaya: ‘I have been lucky to open a lot of doors’
The innovative materials chemist on a love of making things and opening doors for others
