All History articles – Page 37
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FeaturePaving the way to polythene
It is 50 years since Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta won the Nobel prize for their work on polymers
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OpinionCrystallography 101
Philip Ball reflects on a century of progress in the science of structure
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OpinionFlashback: 1983 – a new award from the RSC
The Sir Edward Frankland Fellowship was launched to encourage research in organometallic chemistry or coordination chemistry of transition metals
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OpinionFlashback: 1983 – Cookson Group celebrate golden anniversary
Cookson Group celebrate 50 years at Perivale site
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OpinionFlashback: 1993 – forensic advice
After a suggestion from the RSC a royal commission proposed a Forensic Science Advisory Council
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OpinionThe elemental treasure hunt
Taking a look behind the periodic table at the stories of discovery
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OpinionThe Choshu five
Alwyn Davies recounts how five Japanese students and their chemist mentor changed Japanese society forever
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OpinionFlashback: 1988 – chemical weapon collaboration
Russian and British teams discuss chemical warfare as a step towards a ban
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FeatureA fresh look at alchemy
Lawrence Principe cracks the alchemists’ codes and discovers the sophisticated chemistry they used
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