All Last retort articles – Page 8

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Ominous isotopes

2013-01-28T00:00:00Z

Heavy elements are one thing, but it is lighter uranium that is the worry
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Automatic for the chemist

2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

How automatic structure elucidation could lead to more creative chemists
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Dickens and the haunted chemist

2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

Christmas carol author explored chemistry in fact and fiction
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Dark matter

2012-10-26T00:00:00Z

Could the chemical world still be holding out on us?
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Elemental recognition

2012-10-03T00:00:00Z

Today you’ll find Lise Meitner celebrated in the periodic table
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How to unstopper a stopper

2012-08-30T00:00:00Z

Years as a practical chemist can come in useful when trying to unjam a dram
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Black crystal arts

2012-07-31T00:00:00Z

The secret tricks needed to coax out crystals hark back to our alchemical past
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Can chemistry get a podium place?

2012-06-20T00:00:00Z

The Olympic site in London has a deep chemical heritage, and it should be built upon
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Asymmetry

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

In science, not all forms are created equal
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Moral molecules?

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Is there a case for regulating the ‘trust’ hormone?
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Sand tunes

2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why do large bodies of sand seem to ‘sing’?
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Do we need a chemistry conscience?

2012-02-24T08:38:00Z

Do we need a chemistry conscience?
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The rise and fall of leaded petrol

2012-01-27T10:57:00Z

The rise and fall of leaded petrol
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The value of the failed experiment

2011-12-22T11:16:00Z

The value of the failed experiment
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An explosive release of gas

2011-11-29T08:39:00Z

An explosion is the sudden release of gas, creating a sonic report
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Subtle, but not malicious

2011-10-28T08:59:00Z

Raffiniert ist der Herrgott, aber boshaft ist er nicht
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Thinking a lot about hydrogen

2011-09-29T14:44:00Z

I've been thinking a lot about hydrogen recently
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In hot water

2011-08-30T09:49:00Z

Water boils at 100°C, right? Wrong
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The 2010 Nobel prize

2011-07-29T09:11:00Z

The 2010 Nobel prize for physics went to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
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'Absurd', 'roundabout' and 'clumsy'

2011-06-30T11:52:00Z

'Absurd', 'roundabout', 'clumsy' these words well describe the way we turn heat into electric power