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FeatureGlass: the chemist’s best friend
Where would we be without our glassware? Tabitha Watson looks through the history and current state of chemistry’s favourite amorphous solid
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Review
Forgotten women: the scientists
Philippa Matthews reviews a book looking to uncover the lost histories of women whose achievements have been left out of the textbooks
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Opinion
Death of a Renaissance Man
Two unsolved deaths in Medici Florence may finally have a solution
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Opinion
The three muses of scientific discovery
Inspiration, experimentation and happy accidents are all pathways to a breakthrough
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Podcast
Potassium bitartrate
Brian Clegg with the winemaking byproduct that may be lurking in your larder
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Research
Hydrogel saves precious artwork to reveal hidden ‘Michelangelo’ message
New non-invasive technique safely removes sticky tape without damaging works of art
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Opinion
The chemistry that inspired H.G. Wells
How the science fiction author borrowed real science to create unreal worlds
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Podcast
Calcium hypochlorite
A component of 'trench atmosphere' and ‘the most powerful antiseptic known’, Mike Freemantle explores calcium hypochlorite and the birth of a chemical dynasty
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Research
Early colour photos reveal photographer's chemical craft
High power analysis unmasks chemicals used to create 19th century images
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Podcast
Triamcinolone
Concluding our pair of podcasts on a recent cycling scandal, Ben Valsler looks at the corticosteroid triamcinolone
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Podcast
Acetylcysteine
How a versatile drug that helps manage lung conditions and treat paracetamol overdose found itself at the centre of a cycling scandal
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Opinion
James Smithson: a lordly legacy
The chemist who established the world’s largest centre for science
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News
Royal Institution back in the black
Debt-free RI celebrates having turned round its finances after making a surplus for the second year in a row
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