Last retort – Page 8

Opinion
Black crystal arts

2012-07-31T00:00:00Z

The secret tricks needed to coax out crystals hark back to our alchemical past
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Can chemistry get a podium place?

2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

The Olympic site in London has a deep chemical heritage, and it should be built upon
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Asymmetry

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

In science, not all forms are created equal
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Moral molecules?

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Is there a case for regulating the ‘trust’ hormone?
Opinion
Sand tunes

2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why do large bodies of sand seem to ‘sing’?
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Do we need a chemistry conscience?

2012-02-24T08:38:00Z

Do we need a chemistry conscience?
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The rise and fall of leaded petrol

2012-01-27T10:57:00Z

The rise and fall of leaded petrol
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The value of the failed experiment

2011-12-22T11:16:00Z

The value of the failed experiment
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An explosive release of gas

2011-11-29T08:39:00Z

An explosion is the sudden release of gas, creating a sonic report
Opinion
Subtle, but not malicious

2011-10-28T08:59:00Z

Raffiniert ist der Herrgott, aber boshaft ist er nicht
Opinion
Thinking a lot about hydrogen

2011-09-29T14:44:00Z

I've been thinking a lot about hydrogen recently
Opinion
In hot water

2011-08-30T09:49:00Z

Water boils at 100°C, right? Wrong
Opinion
The 2010 Nobel prize

2011-07-29T09:11:00Z

The 2010 Nobel prize for physics went to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
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'Absurd', 'roundabout' and 'clumsy'

2011-06-30T11:52:00Z

'Absurd', 'roundabout', 'clumsy' these words well describe the way we turn heat into electric power
Opinion
The language of chemistry

2011-05-31T13:07:00Z

The language of chemistry has changed greatly during my lifetime
Opinion
On paper

2011-04-28T10:03:00Z

Paper must be one of the great chemical inventions
Opinion
Some liquids are immiscible with others

2011-03-30T10:23:00Z

Some liquids are immiscible with others
Opinion
Get real

2011-02-24T12:01:00Z

Get real
Opinion
Napoleon's wallpaper

2011-01-31T11:43:00Z

Napoleon's wallpaper
Opinion
Sparks of illumination

2011-01-05T11:50:00Z

Sparks of illumination