More features – Page 23
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FeatureStuck in the sludge
Matthew Gunther finds chemists are trying to decommission the most dangerous nuclear waste site in Europe
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FeatureAgatha Christie, the queen of crime chemistry
Kathryn Harkup looks at how Agatha Christie used chemistry in her detective novels
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FeatureWho reviews the reviews?
Nina Notman investigates the new alternatives being developed to replace peer review as we know it
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FeatureExploiting the data mine
Chemists must embrace open data to allow us to collectively get the best out of the masses of new knowledge we unearth, reports Clare Sansom
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FeatureThe chemists’ war
The first world war not only exploited known chemistry but also led to significant advances. Michael Freemantle explains
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FeatureMore than dirty snowballs?
Comets are thought to represent leftover building blocks of the solar system; Jennifer Newton finds more questions than answers
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FeatureMade to measure
Emma Stoye investigates how instruments for space exploration are built and how the technology brings benefits down to Earth
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FeatureChasing stardust
Molecules in deep space are very small and very far away, as Matthew Gunther discovers
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FeatureChemical life support
Keeping astronauts alive requires some clever chemistry, as Katharine Sanderson discovers
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FeaturePharma queues up for checkpoint inhibitor collaborations
Combinations of different firms’ drugs seek to reap immuno-oncology’s benefits
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FeatureGetting the measure of Mars
Sophisticated analytical chemistry is studying our neighbouring planet, as Andy Extance discovers
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FeatureOrganic odysseys
Andy Extance looks at two drugs that cranked the synthetic challenge all the way up to Halaven
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FeatureElemental exhibits
Now forgotten but for a few dusty displays in foyers, chemical museums were once important teaching facilities in chemistry departments across the world, as Peter Morris discovers
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FeatureGraphene beyond the hype
For the past 10 years, graphene has popped up in many headlines. Emma Stoye looks at whether current progress matches up to the promises
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FeaturePharma goes hi-tech
Technology and telecommunications have the potential to revolutionise healthcare, as Anthony King reports
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FeatureFighting food fraud
After recent food scandals, analytical chemistry is more in demand than ever to reassure consumers, as Sarah Houlton discovers
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FeatureCapturing carbon
Andy Extance finds uncertainty over efforts to capture and store CO2 from power generation
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FeatureAll set for chemistry
Chemistry sets through the years have both weathered and reflected many changes in science and society, as Philip Ball discovers
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FeatureNatural non-caloric sweeteners
Food companies are starting to switch from synthetic to natural sugar substitutes, Rachel Brazil reports