Interviews – Page 3
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BusinessDiversity is at the heart of innovation
To challenge conventions we need to include people who think differently
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ResearchFun with f-elements
Working with lanthanides and actinides may be challenging, but David Mills says the field is ripe for discovery
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ResearchUncovering new transformations by using electricity as a reagent
Song Lin explains the power of electrochemistry and how he fosters an inclusive environment for his research group
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ResearchAdding constraints to understand life’s chemical origins
Matt Powner wants to know if there are chemical rules that govern why certain synthetic strategies are embedded in biology
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ResearchPointing the tools of atmospheric chemistry inside
US team monitoring air quality in an on-campus gym detects chemicals in the air that come from cleaning products reacting with sweat
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BusinessUniversity team’s silica coats stop vaccines spoiling at room temperature
Asel Sartbaeva hopes her pioneering ensilication technology will be adopted to store and transport pediatric vaccines to low-income countries
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BusinessChromosol’s silicon photonics system tackles data transfer bottleneck
Technology for integrating lasers directly into photonic circuits could accelerate replacement of large and expensive optical systems
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ResearchLinking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation
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ResearchNitrogen radical chemistry sees the light
Daniele Leonori explains how his group is taking inspiration from 30-year-old chemistry to devise shorter syntheses for bioactive compounds
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BusinessOxford Biotrans makes its grapefruit compound out of oranges
Using their patented enzymes, Oxford Biotrans’ mission is to create new routes to useful chemicals – starting with their natural-grade food and fragrance products
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ResearchMission accomplished for scientist who set out to bring astrobiology to Portugal
Zita Martins discusses her work searching for molecules related to the origin of life
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ResearchSearching for superconductors with supercomputers
What if most materials are superconductors under the right conditions, wonders José Flores-Livas
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Anya Gryn’ova
The computational chemist has returned to her Heidelberg research institute after months of lockdown, and is thankful to be living in Germany
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ResearchTranslating snail venom research from beach to bench and beyond
Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular-level workings of venom peptides
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ResearchHow the products of fire control the formation of snow
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind brings an organic chemist’s arrow-pushing insight to reactions in the atmosphere
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ResearchBeautiful molecules ring up with a purpose
How Stephen Goldup used his experience in organic synthesis to find a supramolecular niche
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BusinessHow Covid-19 is changing drug manufacturing
Catalent is adapting, focusing on employee safety and supply chain security
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ResearchIntroducing chirality to give organic electronics a twist
Medicinal molecules and electronic materials aren’t often found in the same research group. Meet Matthew Fuchter, who’s excelling at both
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ResearchUnlocking geological time capsules with analytical chemistry
Blavatnik award winner Kirsty Penkman discusses her research developing techniques to date fossils
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CareersStructuring a crystallographic database
Matt Lightfoot on navigating a career around the Cambridge Structural Database