All Chemistry World articles in August 2016
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News£100 million fund to attract top researchers to UK
Rutherford Fund part of government’s strategy to make UK ‘go-to place for scientists, innovators and tech investors’
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CareersCitizens and science: the US cities with the most chemists per 1000 jobs
Source: US Department of Labor
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OpinionHow do companies deal with political shifts?
Political instability hits small companies hardest
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OpinionLetters: August 2016
You tell us what Ingrid Bergman was up to in a Welsh mine and highlight the career of Roger Taylor
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CareersMelbourne, Australia
The world’s most liveable city is a renowned hub for biotech and biomedical research but lacks other opportunities, finds James Mitchell Crow
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OpinionHow to make aeroplane food edible
Why food tastes worse when flying and the tricks we can use to add some flavour to our travels
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OpinionMoseley’s spectrometer
Henry Moseley’s discovery changed the face of the periodic table before his untimely death
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Opinion6-epi-Ophiobolin N
When it comes to cascade reactions, radicals are king of the ring-formers
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FeatureShaping up at the nanoscale
Rods, stars or spheres? Rachel Brazil looks at the shape of things to come
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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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CareersSizeable problem: how well women's safety equipment fits
Data source: ProspectAccording to a survey by Prospect, women in the UK who use personal protective equipment (PPE) rated trousers as the least likely item to provide a suitable fit. Of those working in research, 84% had worn PPE replaced by their employer, although 51% were expected to clean it ...
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FeatureChemistry under pressure
Bizarre and exciting findings are emerging at high pressures, finds Andy Extance
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OpinionScience cannot ignore the impact of retracted papers
Citing withdrawn studies can lead to the persistence of discredited findings
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CareersThe stunt show
Clouds of liquid nitrogen and flamethrowers are a usual sight at the offices of Russian science and art show Artnauka, Kit Chapman finds