All Last retort articles – Page 11
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Starting early
My first memory of being taught chemistry is being told to learn the names of all the elements, in order.
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Silly putty
When the magazine New Scientist was started in 1958, each reviewer also got a little brown sample of 'silly putty'
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Life-changing chemistry
Which chemist's work has touched the most lives? Marie Curie? Louis Pasteur? Joseph Lister?
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Lost in translation
From time to time I translate public relations documents on progress in science and technology
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Being a chemist is not bad for your health
In every issue of RSC News, I look at the 'deaths' column
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Dragon sausages
The recent threat of trading standards action against Welsh sausage maker Black Mountains Smokery has been the subject of much press interest here in the UK
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Writers block
It used to be held that the cure for writer's block was to gaze fixedly at a blank sheet of paper until beads of blood formed on your forehead