All articles by Tabitha Watson
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FeatureGlass: the chemist’s best friend
Where would we be without our glassware? Tabitha Watson looks through the history and current state of chemistry’s favourite amorphous solid
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PodcastChlorine trifluoride
Tabitha Watson introduces a poisonous, corrosive and extremely reactive compound that will start ‘roaring reactions’ with almost anything
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CareersFive tips on returning after a career break
Looking to rejoin the workforce? Follow our simple advice
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CareersMoving to north east England
Think the UK chemical industry is just in the south? Think again
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BusinessIsraeli company Haifa Chemicals shuttered
Lack of ammonia storage facility leads to colossal losses
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ReviewFrankenstein: annotated for scientists, engineers and creators of all kinds
A new edition of Mary Shelley’s classic
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Research1D nanowire is world’s worst conductor
Siloxane wires could be a handy component for nanoscale electronics
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BusinessMitsubishi Tanabe Pharma buys Neuroderm for $1.1 billion
Japanese pharmaceutical giant to acquire Israel’s Neuroderm in record breaking deal
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ResearchDietary supplement poisoning every 24 minutes in the US
275,000 calls concerning supplements were made to poison centres between 2002 and 2012
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ResearchThree-quarters of all the plastic ever made is now waste
The overall mass of plastic generated since 1950 is more than 41.5 million blue whales
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BusinessConsortium working to extend sustainable coconut oil supply chain
Agricultural education programme helps secure production and reduce environmental impact
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Research3D light structures brought to life by photochemistry
Star Wars franchise inspires new light manipulating technology
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ResearchSimplified structure eases antibiotic synthesis
New analogues of the potent antibiotic teixobactin could be instrumental in the fight against multi-drug resistant pathogens
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ResearchThe big bang theory inspires discovery of new compound BaZnGa!
Fictional physicist Sheldon Cooper’s catchphrase has been brought to life in the lab
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PodcastAqua regia
Capable of dissolving gold and platinum to help make 99.999% pure metals, aqua regia deserves its royal status
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ResearchDuller sea spray may mean climate models need a rethink
Underestimation of aerosols’ water absorption means reflectivity is lower than expected
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ResearchAnswer to Greenland algae's blooming health discovered
Annual algal bloom phenomenon solved
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ResearchHumans come out second best against efficient robot chemist
Chemists aren’t out of a job but the robot did perform well when it came to discovering and creating giant self-assembling structures
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ResearchEnceladus seen expelling methanol into space
Surprise discovery in the moon’s gaseous plumes
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ResearchRecord-breaking laser technique detects gas at parts per quadrillion
Three different resonances enable photoacoustic gas detection with unprecedented accuracy