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Explainer: Why is the UK banning disposable vapes?
Prior to the ban, almost seventy million single-use e-cigarettes were being discarded each year in the UK – containing enough lithium for a thousand electric vehicle batteries
Women's health collection
Many medical conditions affect only women, or affect them disproportionately, but women's health has historically been neglected in medical research. In this collection, we look at the gender gap in health and drugs, how treatments for menopause are slowly changing and what we're finding out about period products.
Ignoring women’s health shouldn’t be an option
Women are not just another confounding factor in drug development
The women-led health projects doing things differently
Improving women’s health research will benefit everyone
How feminist bioethics can improve women’s health
Time off for menstruation is a good idea. Period.
Robyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
Workplace support for menstruation and menopause
Designer protein switches conformations like a natural one
Researchers design, produce and test a synthetic protein with a dynamic structure
Polymer membrane separates hydrocarbons, offering alternative to distillation
Microporous membrane enables energy efficient chemical separations
Selective C–H bond fluorination enables conformational reporting in a complex natural product
French chemist receives two-year research ban for repeated integrity breaches
Nanocomplex becomes a master of shape-shifting to target tumour cells
There is unexpected chemistry going on in lithium deposits
Blown up brain cells’ connections and chemistry traced at incredible molecular resolution
Super-shielded carbene is stable in liquid water
3D printing deep in the body using ultrasound could deliver drugs, heal wounds
Polymer membrane separates hydrocarbons, offering alternative to distillation
Microporous membrane enables energy efficient chemical separations
Explosion and fire at Chinese chemical plant kills five
Six others missing and 19 injured at Shandong Youdao Chemical
Ignoring women’s health shouldn’t be an option
Women are not just another confounding factor in drug development
Trade deals stave off Trump’s tariffs temporarily
US approves natural food dyes while pushing to phase out synthetic colours
Rebuilding pharma supply chains
Iran port explosion highlights issues of shipping hazardous chemicals
At least 70 dead in Iran port explosion and fire
Normalising huge substrate scopes worsens wellbeing
And holds up the pace of scientific progress
Handing handedness to amino acids
A new theory proposes how chiral amplification could happen
Ignoring women’s health shouldn’t be an option
Developing therapies for conditions that predominantly affect women is a neglected, but enormous, opportunity
The art of failing forward
Negative results still mean positive progress
Can scientific curiosity and pressure to work long hours be balanced with well-being?
Younger researchers must beware the trap that sees their scientific fervour take over their lives
Women are not just another confounding factor in drug development
Ignoring physiological differences between the sexes is indefensible
The women-led health projects doing things differently
Innovative approaches to awareness and participation
Improving women’s health research will benefit everyone
Fixing the inequality is morally just, and economically sound
Accelerating chemical synthesis: digital innovations from lab to industrial scale
Explore how digital chemistry is advancing synthetic chemical development and enhancing innovation
In conversation with Melanie Sanford
Join us for an exclusive live interview with renowned chemist Melanie Sanford
Design of experiments: Smarter methods, better results
Delve into this two part workshop and discover a better way to experiment
Rising to the occasion: the chemistry of Easter breads
Join GBBO finalist Josh Smalley to learn the scientific secrets of Easter bakes
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University of Akron calls off plan to merge chemistry-related programmes
‘Retrenchment’ strategy to combine polymer science with chemical engineering and chemistry is averted, following voluntary layoffs
Opinion
Normalising huge substrate scopes worsens wellbeing
And holds up the pace of scientific progress
Opinion
Can scientific curiosity and pressure to work long hours be balanced with well-being?
Younger researchers must beware the trap that sees their scientific fervour take over their lives
News
Campaign launched to get Lego periodic table playset out there
Spanish scientist wants people to vote for his spiral table to get Lego to bring it to life
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We need to build the data that chemistry deserves - here’s how we can do it
Creating a purpose-built repository of standardised reaction data is a tall order, but the reward would be huge
Free energy methods and digital transformation of drug discovery
Synergistic application of AI-based generative chemistry and free energy methods streamlines molecule discovery and optimisation
Accelerating chemical synthesis: digital innovations from lab to industrial scale
Explore how digital chemistry is advancing synthetic chemical development and enhancing innovation
Design of experiments: Smarter methods, better results
Delve into this two part workshop and discover a better way to experiment
How AI is transforming chemistry research
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising everything from workflows to networking - so how can you bring AI into your research practice?
Pittcon: over 75 years of supporting science
The legacy of passion and purpose that makes Pittcon a one-of-a-kind event
Setting new standards for British laboratories
Lab Innovations brings together experts from all corners of the industry
AstraZeneca synthetic chemistry prize winner celebrates ‘culmination of a high-quality academia-industry collaboration’
Ruth Webster from University of Cambridge wins 2024 AstraZeneca prize in synthetic chemistry for her work on iron catalysis
The art of failing forward
Negative results still mean positive progress
Time off for menstruation is a good idea. Period.
Menstrual leave can improve working conditions for all employees
Robyn Norton: ‘We needed to make sure that women were included’
The pioneering global health researcher on the importance of including women in medical research, face-to-face networking and kindness
Workplace support for menstruation and menopause
The chemical industry and universities are doing more to give chemists what they need to manage their menstrual health
How Bathabile Ramalapa is making a place for chemistry in health innovation
The All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry is going for gold
Cultural changes need to stop PhD students working for free
‘Equality means more than passing laws’
Bridging the gap after submitting a PhD thesis
From professional ballet dancer to quantum chemist