Profiles – Page 8
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BusinessGetting ideas across
In a diverse industry like chemicals, we need to make sure we’re open to learning from unexpected angles.
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NewsCracking down on corrosion with Hexigone Inhibitors
Intelli-ion technology provides non-toxic, chromium-free protection from corrosion
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ResearchUnlocking geological time capsules with analytical chemistry
Blavatnik award winner Kirsty Penkman discusses her research developing techniques to date fossils
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CareersMeet the winners of the RSC’s Higher Education Technical Excellence award
The technical team at Dublin City University’s School of Chemical Sciences have won for their exceptional services to health and safety and accessibility
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BusinessSolar-powered water purification
Majico’s photocatalytic water kiosks are increasing access to affordable drinking water in Tanzania
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BusinessEliminating sticky situations with Adaptive Surface Technologies
The company’s multi-purpose coating concept can increase the fuel efficiency of ships and reduce the risk of infection in hospitals
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BusinessTissue scaffolds from resin inks
4D Medicine’s biodegradable polymer inks can be 3D-printed into useful biomedical applications
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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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BusinessCarbon Cycle’s gypsum purification process cleans up radioactive fertiliser waste
The patented process could prevent environmental damage and provide a new source of gypsum and rare-earth metals
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CareersDeveloping colour-changing technologies
Lauren Bowker and Louise Anderson of The Unseen explain how they’re fusing materials chemistry and art
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CareersStructuring a crystallographic database
Matt Lightfoot on navigating a career around the Cambridge Structural Database
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CareersCleaning up misinterpreted forensic evidence
Ruth Morgan is on the case of incorrect court rulings
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BusinessHexagonFab cracks nanomanufacturing for pocket diagnostics
HexagonFab’s founders say their graphene-based sensors are set to become the lab tests that don’t need a physical lab
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ArticlePicking the Brain(iac) of Jon Tickle
We sit down with Jon Tickle, Information Architect at Centrica and one of TV’s favourite geeks, to ask him about his journey through science communication, his involvement in Stem outreach and, of course, his time on Brainiac: Science Abuse
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BusinessProfile: Oxford nanoSystems’ heat transfer coatings
Nanospiked coatings drastically increase heat exchangers’ efficiency and can be applied after manufacturing
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OpinionCathleen Crudden: 'I played clarinet for the Pope'
The catalysis maven on hair metal, literature and Big Science
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BusinessFighting fake medicines
RxAll’s handheld scanner assesses drug quality in real time via a smartphone
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BusinessBuilding a biological biocide
Aqualution Systems produces stable hypochlorous acid, a natural biocide up to 300 times more effective than bleach
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ResearchHarnessing plants and microbes to tackle environmental pollution
Eucharia Nwaichi is using biochemistry to clean up one of the most polluted places on Earth