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ReviewFentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
Journalist Ben Westhoff lifts the lid on the biggest drugs crisis to have ever hit the western world
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Research
Beautiful molecules ring up with a purpose
How Stephen Goldup used his experience in organic synthesis to find a supramolecular niche
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News
More support needed at US universities to stop minorities leaving science
University association issues guidance to help improve Stem faculty diversity
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Review
Film: Spaceship Earth
A fascinating cautionary tale about a grand plan to build a self-sustaining replica of Earth’s ecosystem
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Webinar
Managing isolation – Building a better chemistry culture
Join us to explore the impact of isolation and ways to cope with loneliness
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Opinion
Barbara Low, penicillin and the protein pi helix
Mike Sutton celebrates the remarkable career of a female crystallographer, once mistaken for the tea-lady
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News
Initiative to curb bias hasn’t eliminated racial disparities in NIH funding
Study uncovers statistically significant differences between the preliminary overall impact scores awarded to black and white researchers
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Review
Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the Future
Space archaeologist Alice Gorman explores the cultural significance of the things we have left behind
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News
Harvard University’s former chemistry head indicted for lying about China ties
Charles Lieber faces up to five years in prison if convicted
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Business
Sidestepping the efficiency limits of solar power with Cambridge Photon Technology
Optical layer with quantum dots and organic semiconductors could raise power output by up to 20%
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Webinar
Flexible working – Building a better chemistry culture
Join us to explore the challenges and opportunities that come from flexible working environments
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News
Angewandte essay calling diversity in chemistry harmful decried as ‘abhorrent’ and ‘egregious’
Third of journal board resigns over the now-deleted manuscript that chemists say reflects widespread bias in publishing and research
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Review
The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
A book about world-changing inventions, crammed with fascinating stories you’ve probably never heard of
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Podcast
Book club – The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez
Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez’s new book uncovers the human side of world-changing inventions
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Opinion
Community minded
Helen Pain discusses how the RSC is serving its community today, and preparing for tomorrow
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Feature
Supporting the chemistry community
The Chemists’ Community Fund – formerly the Benevolent Fund – has been helping people for 100 years. Rachel Brazil looks at how it works, now it may be more needed than ever before
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Review
Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention
An informative book that is more technical account than personal biography
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Research
Luxury blue paint pigment catalyses its own ‘disease’
Discovery could help preserve Renaissance masterpieces
