All Chemistry World articles in February 2018
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Review
Festival of the spoken nerd: just for graphs
Yuandi Li reviews the science stand-up trio’s touring show. But was their performance off the charts?
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Review
Caesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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Opinion
Letters: February 2018
Your comments on bees, stereochemistry, battery safety and Christmas clean-ups
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Review
Testosterone rex: unmaking the myths of our gendered minds
Katrina Krämer discovers the flawed science underpinning our attitudes to men and women
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Feature
Handheld spectrometers
Andy Extance discovers how portable infrared absorption and Raman scattering analysis tools are inspiring new uses – even within people’s homes
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Opinion
How to spot fake scientific instruments
Is this a 16th century astrolabe, or a modern-day forgery?
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Review
Venom: killer and cure
Emma Stoye reviews a celebration of toxic critters large and small at London’s Natural History Museum
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Opinion
Why modern chemists need to think big
The lessons we can learn from the larger reaction scales of the past
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Puzzle
February 2018 puzzles
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Opinion
Ada Yonath: 'I never wanted to be a scientist'
Nobel laureate Ada Yonath on childhood science, cat hotels and the price of fame
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Feature
Chemistry beyond Moore's Law
Can anything replace the silicon in our mobile phones and laptops? The hunt is on, reports Hayley Bennett
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Opinion
What’s in a number?
Redefining the mole is more than just bean-counting – it helps people reconnect with chemistry
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Opinion
Ketones perform at the palladium
C–H activation takes the stress out of organometallic couplings