All Chemistry World articles in December 2019
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ReviewCook, Taste, Learn: How the Evolution of Science Transformed the Art of Cooking
A tour of the history and science behind the art of cooking, and treasure trove of of interesting facts for chefs and chemists alike
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ReviewTranscendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty and Time
A fast-paced journey through the entire history of humans, trying to answer the question of what makes us different from other animals
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OpinionChristina White: ‘Discovery requires the human element’
The pioneering organic chemist on taking inspiration from sport
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ReviewA Sonnet to Science: Scientists and Their Poetry
A collection of poetry providing insight into the lives and minds of prominent scientists
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OpinionHow to break up a Christmas party
Did a thrown glass shard fell a festive partygoer, or was he stabbed?
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ArticleMass spectrometry: Manchester to Michigan
Non-targeted analysis, data science and innovation have synchronised to underpin the next generation of separation science analysis in mass spectrometry. LECO UK’s separations science product specialist Alan Griffiths explains
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ReviewWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
A book for ‘future corpses of all ages’ as the author – a mortician – answers questions about death asked by children
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OpinionLetters: December 2019
You tell us what you think about emissions and industry-academic partnerships, and add some historical context
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CareersUndergraduates in their element
Harnessing the history of tungsten to engage school students with the periodic table
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ReviewSuperbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic
A doctor’s story about his fight against drug-resistant microbes that threaten the future of medicine
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OpinionWhat’s next after the International Year of the Periodic Table?
Chemistry outreach needs to build on IYPT in ways that connect with people and their lives
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ReviewHow to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made
Is an organ grown from stem cells human? And what rights – if any – should a it have? These are questions Philip Ball – who many might know as Chemistry World columnist – explores in his new book.
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OpinionCards on the table
Did the International Year of the Periodic Table have its expected impact?
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PuzzleDecember 2019 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the December 2019 print issue of Chemistry World
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FeatureThe periodic patience of Dmitri Mendeleev
In our final comic of the International Year of the Periodic Table, Mendeleev puts his elemental cards on the table
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OpinionSharing equipment responsibly
How the Swedish principle of collective responsibility keeps science running smoothly
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ReviewWomen in Their Element: Selected Women’s Contributions To The Periodic System
The book’s 38 essays highlight women’s contributions to chemistry, ranging from well-known accounts to stories rarely told