Letters: May 2025

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Readers share memories of home chemistry and concerns about carbon capture, and more

A lab in the home

Simon Angerer’s story of performing experiments in his garden shed resonated with me.

One Christmas I opened a large rectangular present to encounter a gift that would have a lasting effect on me as a 12-year-old boy. It was a Thomas Salter chemistry set.