All articles by Patrick Walter – Page 6
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OpinionTaking the nuclear option
If the UK is to leave Euratom then it needs to quickly take advice from the community
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OpinionAn unsettling forecast
Uncertainty makes for a poor bedfellow when it comes to the scientific enterprise
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OpinionA nanocarbon revolution
Twenty years on from the Nobel prize for fullerenes chemists pay tribute to the field Harry Kroto helped to launch
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OpinionA new source of helium is good news for science
Success prospecting for helium shouldn’t halt efforts to conserve and recover this vital scientific resource
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OpinionWe need a global plan to beat resistance
We all need to do our bit and act for the common good if we’re going to protect antibiotics
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OpinionPlastic not so fantastic
The world has a big problem with small plastics and the time to act is now
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OpinionA chemistry renaissance
There’s welcome evidence of a resurgence of interest in chemistry in the UK
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Speaking truth to power
Academic freedom is a cornerstone of society that needs protection from governments that seek to silence freethinkers
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Store with care
Chemists need to get their own house (or lab cupboard) in order and new electronic inventories are just the ticket
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OpinionCount your blessings
With major funding cuts averted, UK chemists prepare to take on some of the world’s biggest challenges
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Chop and change
The UK research landscape is in a state of flux and decisions made now will dictate its direction for many years
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A shot in the arm
Vaccines for diseases that afflict the world’s poorest offer an escape not only from disease but also from poverty
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Living on credit
Greece should be wary of short-changing its universities to balance the budget or it could mortgage its future
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NewsPoll finds majority of scientists engaging with public
AAAS members taking to social media and blogs to help inform science and technology discourse