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OpinionWhen vanadium almost changed how we treat type 2 diabetes
Chris Orvig tells the story of BEOV
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ResearchUsing light to push stereochemistry uphill
While chemistry usually follows the downhill pull of thermodynamics, Alison Wendlandt is creating higher‑energy stereoisomers in the final stages of synthesis
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WebinarDiscovering the elements: no simple stories
Join us on 10 June to discover the true nature of scientific discovery
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NewsThree chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them
Laureates talk about how they faced frustration and self-doubt over whether they were cut out for chemistry before they finally triumphed
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BusinessBursting bubbles break down PFAS
Mantisonix is using ultrasound to destroy fluorochemical pollutants in water
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OpinionHow my master’s reshaped my view on higher education chemistry
After three relentless undergraduate years, the fourth year provided space to immerse myself in the subject
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OpinionSteve Liddle: ‘Try and do something different to what everyone else is doing’
The organometallic chemist on working with the f-elements, following your instinct and remaining grounded
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ResearchBreaking bonds and bringing disciplines together to replace one of chemistry’s most controversial molecules
Rebecca Trager meets an organic chemist catalysing the search for BPA replacements by connecting synthetic chemists, data scientists, toxicologists and polymer chemists
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NewsIg Nobel prize ceremony set to move from ‘unsafe’ US to Europe indefinitely
Issues with visas for attendees has led to the satirical award moving from its home at Harvard University
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CareersHow Thuc-Quyen Nguyen’s dreams of capturing the sun led her to organic electronics
Organic solar cell windows will enable the buildings of the future to be energy-neutral, she says
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NewsRoyal Society asks for help as it unveils interactive UK map charting memorialisation of women in science
Locations, landmarks and monuments dotted throughout the UK highlight the contributions of women
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NewsThe need for science diplomacy in a fragmenting world
After receiving a US science diplomacy prize, Chemistry World talks to Martyn Poliakoff and Richard Catlow about global scientific challenges, their love of technicians and being astounded by children’s questions
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OpinionVeronica Vaida: ‘Some Harvard faculty expressed puzzlement at having a woman colleague’
The renowned physical chemist and environmental scientist on growing up in Romania and forging her career as a woman in the US in the 1970s
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NewsCollaborating with a Nobel laureate may actually hinder chances of winning a Nobel prize
Research suggest that those who work alongside laureates may not be seen as original thinkers
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ResearchEmbodying polymer chemistry with a purpose by upcycling plastics and trapping PFAS
For Frank Leibfarth, focussing on reactivity and selectivity helps him bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research
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BusinessRethinking hydrogen peroxide production
Hydro-Oxy and Addible both aim to transform how industry produces and uses a ubiquitous oxidant.
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OpinionThe summer I became a science journalist
Mason Wakley on being a science writer intern at the Royal Society of Chemistry
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NewsQuantum dot pioneer and Nobel prize winner Louis Brus dies at 82
Brus shared the 2023 chemistry Nobel prize with Alexei Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi
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OpinionAlexandra Navrotsky: ‘I don’t think you attract people to science by big initiatives’
The nanogeoscientist on the importance of people to good science, the recent turnaround on diversity, equity and inclusion and why she will never be a professional artist
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NewsIupac welcomes new year in with a new president
International chemistry nomenclature organisation to be headed by Mary Garson