Life as a chemist in the second world war
Margaret Appleton shares the recollections of her father Robert Hopkins, a chemist at the De Havilland Aircraft Company
Primo Levi and me
How a quarantine read helped me realise the true beauty of chemistry
Five lessons from the career journey of an accidental chemist
Tip and tricks from dilutions to the excellent properties of lab floors
Free radicals for post-translational modification
A technique for forming new carbon–carbon bonds at specific sites in proteins
Take nobody’s word for it
Sceptic communities should question their own biases toward peer review
The active uses of an inert gas
Meeting the many demands for nitrogen in chemical plants requires a fascinating piece of equipment
Uncovering new transformations by using electricity as a reagent
Song Lin explains the power of electrochemistry and how he fosters an inclusive environment for his research group
Adding constraints to understand life’s chemical origins
Matt Powner wants to know if there are chemical rules that govern why certain synthetic strategies are embedded in biology
Pointing the tools of atmospheric chemistry inside
US team monitoring air quality in an on-campus gym detects chemicals in the air that come from cleaning products reacting with sweat
A sustainable legacy
President of the RSC, Tom Welton, asks what kind of chemical legacy we are leaving for the future
Truly synthetic chemists
I for one welcome our silicon-brained overlords
You’re worth it
Employers owe it to job candidates to ask about desired salaries
Embracing the exposome
Analytical research strategies are evolving to keep up with the chemical complexities of our world
Commuting polluting
Rethinking the way we work can benefit individuals, communities and societies
What’s the secret science of conspiracy theories?
Conspiracies can tell us a lot about science and society
