All Chemistry World articles in January 2021
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ReviewHow Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything
What’s the climate impact of a Google search, a return trip from London to Hong Kong or having a child?
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ReviewEntangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures
Like a walk in the forest accompanied by an expert biologist
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OpinionThe citizen scientists searching for slime moulds
Exploring the beauty and diversity hidden in a small Australian rainforest
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ReviewUncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
20 years after it was first published, Oliver Sacks’ memoir remains a popular chemistry classic – and for good reason
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PodcastBook club – Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
We celebrate 20 years of a popular chemistry classic – written by neurologist
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FeatureHow rubber is bouncing back
From their colonial roots to future alternatives, Kit Chapman looks at the chemistry of natural elastomers
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OpinionBert Meijer: ‘I'm in love with molecules’
The pioneering organic chemist discusses the rewards of working with young people and the role of chemistry in fighting Covid-19
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OpinionFriends and colleagues remember John Meurig Thomas
A letter looking back on the life of the evangelic communicator and titan of solid state chemistry
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NewsCovid-19 scientists recognised in 2021 New Year’s Honours
Many awards go to scientists involved in the UK’s coronavirus response, but physicists, biochemists and materials scientists are also among those named in the list
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CareersQuit while you’re ahead
Leaving a job can be the smart choice – whether you’re unhappy or not
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OpinionMaintaining motivation
Competition might work in the short term, but a supportive environment produces more sustainable results
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OpinionClimate action plans will point to methane metrics in 2021
It’s good to see policymakers and companies making methane emissions data a priority
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PuzzleJanuary 2021 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the January 2021 print issue of Chemistry World
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OpinionSylvia Stoesser – the first female chemist at Dow
Rebecca Trager explores the story of a pioneering industrial researcher, named on 29 patents, but whose research career ended with motherhood
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2020
Pandemic provides impetus to re-tune supply chains for resilience and sustainability
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2020
Alongside the race for Covid-19 treatments and vaccines, the industry has maintained momentum