All Chemistry World articles in June 2018
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ReviewBurning planet: the story of fire through time
Andrew C Scott’s book charts the natural history of wildfire and its ability to provide clues to events on Earth
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ReviewForgotten 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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OpinionKurt Wüthrich: Nobel prize-winning footballer
Kurt Wüthrich on sport, performance enhancement and Alpine retreats
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ReviewExhibition: Somewhere in between
Emma Stoye reviews the Wellcome Collection’s exhibition, which promises immersive, science-inspired art installations
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OpinionDeath of a Renaissance Man
Two unsolved deaths in Medici Florence may finally have a solution
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OpinionAgency provocateur
The head of the US’s environment agency is on a collision course with his own staff over science
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OpinionWhy choice of solvent matters more than you think
Weak interactions with solvents could change the chemical identity of a solution
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FeatureStructural colour
From iridescent butterflies and beetles to fish-scales and petals – can nature show us how to make sustainable pigments and dyes? Angeli Mehta takes a look
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ReviewConjuring the universe: the origins of the laws of nature
Peter Atkins’ latest book is an ’elegant love letter’ to the simplicity and beauty of the mathematics that govern our universe
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OpinionThe three muses of scientific discovery
Inspiration, experimentation and happy accidents are all pathways to a breakthrough
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OpinionMaking light work of synthesis
The LED zeppelin is flying high, but is it all hot air asks Karl Collins
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OpinionEscaping the postdoc trap
Low pay and gloomy career prospects are thwarting the next generation of researchers
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BusinessRural power champion
Clementine Chambon is the 2018 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year for her work using bioenergy to solve environmental, social and gender challenges in rural India
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