All Last retort articles – Page 5

Opinion
The Weizmann contribution

2017-07-05T10:23:00Z

How the future president of Israel kept Britain fighting in the first world war
Opinion
Why using initials devalues women in science

2017-06-23T11:31:00Z

Are we masking role models by our choice of abbreviation?
Opinion
Now you're talking my language

2017-06-05T08:08:00Z

Disciplines all have their own unique terminology: how can we make ourselves understood?
Opinion
Entertainment for the masses

2017-05-04T09:11:00Z

Video games still don’t know how to depict chemists
Opinion
Stinking rich

2017-03-31T11:00:00Z

The billionaire backing efforts to perfume the world’s problem pongs
Opinion
Thinking of ink

2017-03-04T11:00:00Z

Tattoos can be virtually any colour nowadays, but they are still tricky to remove
Opinion
Picture perfect

2017-02-02T12:00:00Z

The intriguing chemistry that helped photography develop
Opinion
A cautionary tale

2016-12-21T11:16:00Z

History has shown us the dangers of self-testing
Opinion
I, spy

2016-12-02T12:12:00Z

007’s fictional gadget master was inspired by a real world firearms expert
Opinion
Frictional events

2016-10-20T09:30:00Z

Sporting heroes and adventurers both benefit from chemically-assisted clinging power
Opinion
Reigniting the match

2016-09-15T15:00:00Z

Could some clever combustion chemistry produce a better pocket igniter?
Opinion
Rotting Reactions

2016-08-25T10:28:00Z

The morbid yet elegant chemistry of decomposition
Opinion
The write stuff

2016-07-22T00:00:00Z

2B or not 2B? Pondering the chemistry of the humble pencil
Opinion
Mine craft

2016-07-07T00:00:00Z

History’s gold diggers made a fortune using grease, fleece and froth
Opinion
Round the clock chemistry

2016-06-01T00:00:00Z

A chemist’s-eye view of a typical day
Opinion
The fine print

2016-04-21T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing like having your nose in a good book
Opinion
Wired for success

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

The conductive power of metals has been exploited for generations
Opinion
Safety first?

2016-02-18T00:00:00Z

Avoiding the inevitable risks of practical science could have unwanted effects over time
Opinion
A brief history of grime

2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

Investigating the dusty depths of the London Underground
Opinion
How the leopard got its spots

2016-01-07T00:00:00Z

Alan Turing once looked to chemistry to suggest how patterns form