All Chemistry World articles in December 2022
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News
RSC calls on UK government to take action on PFAS levels in tap water
New analysis reveals more than a third of rivers in England and Wales have medium or high levels of fluorinated compounds
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Opinion
The gift of dyslexia
With the right support, dyslexic thinkers can thrive and bring new perspectives to science
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Careers
Documenting hazards in the lab for pregnant chemists
After failing to find the safety information they needed, two pregnant chemists began a project to review hazards in labs
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Opinion
Mass spectrometry to catch Christmas tree thieves and timber traffickers
Forensic chemistry can help uncover pine pilfering and fiendish fir felling
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Research
Machine learning massively speeds up scouring of periodic table for stable structures
Algorithm investigated 31 million crystal structures with calculations taking seconds instead of hours
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News
Journals to trial tool that automatically flags reproducibility and transparency issues in papers
Software aims to check a paper’s trustworthiness
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Opinion
Letters: December 2022
Readers discuss the practical nature of chemistry and speak up for brewers
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Careers
The importance of mentoring networks for female scientists
Networks for female chemists are providing the missing mentorship that many hope will help women flourish in chemistry careers
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Puzzle
December 2022 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the December 2022 print issue of Chemistry World
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Opinion
Donna Strickland: ‘My career goal was to get a PhD’
The Nobel prize-winning physicist on the joys of doing nothing, meeting the Pope and how her PhD completed her life’s goals
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Opinion
Will we always keep naming things after people?
Choosing a name deserves careful consideration
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Opinion
Embracing oddities
When new chemistry looks like alchemy or witchcraft, it’s worth taking notice
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Opinion
We’re all in this together
As rivalry between countries increases scientific collaboration must be maintained to tackle our shared problems
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Opinion
Elizabeth Holmes to be imprisoned for Theranos fraud
Blood testing company founder’s 11-year sentence should serve as a warning to investors