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ResearchAbandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up
First time arsenic has been found to lock up uranium in a mineral
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Podcast
TEMPO – (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl
Katrina Krämer speaks to organic chemist Daniel Allwood about a multi-talented molecule that proves that not all radicals live up to their name
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Feature
Illuminating manuscript treasures
Rachel Brazil takes a look at the Fitzwilliam Museum’s illuminated manuscripts and learns their scientific stories
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Opinion
Who is the greatest chemist of all time?
Spoiler: you said it was Marie Curie. But how we define greatness matters
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Podcast
Tetranitromethane
Brian Clegg introduces a failed rocket fuel oxidiser with a very tricky structure
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News
George de Hevesy’s chemistry Nobel medal up for auction
Collection of medals of radiochemist who hid two other Nobel laureates’ gold medals from the Nazis by dissolving them is expected to fetch £120,000
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Podcast
Polybutene
Kit Chapman discovers the compound that blighted Nixon’s second presidential inauguration by littering the route with dead pigeons
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Research
Ancient Egyptian uprisings triggered by volcanic eruptions
New evidence that changes in atmospheric chemistry caused social stresses and uprisings against the ruling elite
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Feature
Marie Curie, the migrant chemist
150 years after Marie Curie’s birth, Mike Sutton delves into her life and research
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News
Hinshelwood’s 1956 chemistry Nobel prize medal to be auctioned
Medal is believed to be one of just eight ever sold
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Opinion
What is the secret of Crudale Meadow?
A damp patch of land in Orkney holds answers locked in time
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Research
Cars blamed for black patch blight on historic monuments
Rock varnish growth also linked to sealants used in conservation
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Opinion
The forgotten father of chemistry?
New evidence reveals how a 16th century Italian physician shaped modern science
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Opinion
Gas, flame and baseball
The mixed fates of three sports legends who joined the US Chemical Corps during the first world war
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Podcast
Sodium dichromate
Discover the compound at the heart of a multi-million dollar legal case and an Oscar–winning role for Julia Roberts
