All Culture and people articles – Page 53
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PuzzleSeptember 2022 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the September 2022 print issue of Chemistry World
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NewsWorrying ingredients found in tattoo inks made in the US
Azo-containing dyes and nanoparticles discovered in US tattoo inks often aren’t listed on labels
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CareersEthical decisions in the workplace
Employees who feel secure should challenge unethical employers on behalf of their colleagues
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NewsBest-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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NewsAfghan 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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Research3D 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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OpinionAngela 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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CareersThe chemists leaving their country over personal ethics
Family matters and political views are leading researchers to pursue careers abroad
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NewsWellcome 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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ResearchCombining expertise to develop remote-controlled nanomaterials
Beatriz Pelaz explains how her research tackles bionanomaterials from multiple angles
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ResearchControversy over ancient Chinese bronze chemistry
Study suggests bronze was made from alloys rather than pure metals, but experts remain unconvinced
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NewsParenting 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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OpinionRobert 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
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OpinionJames Lovelock, a gentleman scientist
Philip Ball reflects on the legacy of the creator of the Gaia hypothesis, who has died aged 103
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OpinionPeriod of discovery
Chemical space contained sufficient information to formulate the periodic system 25 years before Mendeleev
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OpinionForgotten women in chemistry
There’s much more to do to fully understand and celebrate the historical contributions of female chemists
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OpinionBetty Wright Harris’s explosive career
Hayley Bennett tells the story of a Black chemist who studied energetic materials – and ways to detect them
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CareersPhD students don’t need second jobs – they need paying above minimum wage
Recommended minimum stipends for UK-based PhDs failed to match inflation since 2005, exacerbating the current cost-of-living crisis