All articles by Nina Notman – Page 3
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Why you should become a Qualified Person
What it takes to assume this essential role at the heart of pharmaceutical manufacturing
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Research
Art enthusiasts leave chemical traces of gallery visits on artwork
Many of the volatile chemicals given off by visitors rapidly stick to surfaces inside an art gallery find researchers
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Research
Glass beads offer simple solution to dispensing tiny amounts of solids
Frustration drove chemists to overcome engineering challenge slowing high-throughput reaction screening set-ups
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Feature
The battle to lose weight
Losing weight – and not putting it back on – is about much more than willpower. Nina Notman reports on the drugs trying to penetrate the complex metabolic web of hunger and satiety.
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Research
Genes that make lemons sour revealed
When life gives you lemons, mutate their proton pumps to make them sweeter
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Careers
The scientists Making Our Planet Great Again
Four researchers explain why they answered President Macron’s call to come to France
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Feature
Pass the antidote
From paracetamol to pesticides – not to mention nerve agents – there are many toxic compounds that doctors need to be able to counteract. Nina Notman investigates
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Research
New tools direct reactions at specific C–H bonds in organic molecules
Elegant catalysts offer quicker routes to complex compounds
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A taste of wine chemistry
Nina Notman talks to the wine detectives uncovering the flavour molecules in our favourite tipples
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Careers
The radio telescopes exploring our universe
How astrochemists are identifying molecules light-years away from Earth
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Reaching a milestone
The decade-long process to register all chemicals used in Europe has concluded. Nina Notman takes stock of progress and looks to the next steps for chemical legislation in the region
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Careers
Five ways to secure research funding
How to find your financial feet as an independent researcher
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Feature
Introducing mechanochemistry
Mechanochemical synthesis offers a different way to make compounds. Nina Notman asks whether we should all get grinding
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News
Large scale experiment probes chemistry inside our homes
Dozens of analytical instruments have spent a month observing the chemistry of the air inside a three bed house
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Ethics in chemistry
Nina Notman asks whether chemists should be giving more consideration to the ethics of their research
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3D printing in pharma
Nina Notman explores how 3D printing is carving out a niche for itself in the pharmaceutical industry
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Cuba: socialism, cigars and biotech
Nina Notman learns how biotechnology could potentially overtake cigars as Cuba’s most famous export