All Chemistry World articles in May 2024
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Careers
How Rainbow Lo is accelerating innovation
Impatient for change, she joined Paris-based sustainable ‘deep tech’ agency Hello Tomorrow
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Opinion
Marsh’s wires and the birth of the toaster
Raise a toast to the man who invented an essential alloy
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Research
How HIV drugs have changed over the decades
From one big pill that only prolonged lives a few months, through the 20 pills a day years to modern combination therapies, treating HIV is a science success story
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Opinion
How advances in antiretrovirals have impacted my life with HIV
Eddie Heywood explains how having a range of drugs has helped a whole generation live with HIV – now their biggest concern is remembering to take them
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Opinion
Catherine Ngila: ‘I am very passionate about empowering my students’
The environmental chemist on adapting to different cultures and empowering others
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Opinion
The nuances of chemical confirmation
Supporting a hypothesis is more difficult than it might seem
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Article
If you think data is the new oil, you’re thinking too crudely
The differences are more important than the similarities
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Opinion
Letters: May 2024
Readers call for cross-industry support, celebrate variety and debate the evidence for Z-DNA’s handedness
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Opinion
Lab automation gives me more time at the top of the mountain
Getting back to the bench reminds Derek Lowe how much has changed in 40 years
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Feature
Illuminating antiaromaticity
Aromaticity’s dark alter-ego is ready to emerge into the sunlight. James Mitchell Crow talks to the scientists trying to exploit the instability
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Research
Programmable liquid hints at widespread applications
A ‘metafluid’ formed from collapsible elastic shells suspended in oil exhibits very different properties at different pressures
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Careers
The untapped power of emotional intelligence for PhDs
A crucial asset in academia and industry
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Feature
Conserving Barbie from degradation
Although she is a cultural icon, conserving Barbie has its challenges: as with most plastic toys and dolls, she was not made to last. Rachel Brazil investigates how conservation scientists are approaching this sticky problem
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Opinion
Breaking the cycle of teach, test, forget
A focus on exams makes it harder for students to cultivate a deep understanding of their subject
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Careers
How to teach university-level chemistry well
Five tips for educating and inspiring university students