Inspiring lives – Page 4
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Research
From cement to batteries with help from a wombat
Vanessa Peterson is in the fast lane when it comes to relating atomic-scale structures to a material’s function
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Careers
The European adviser
Elvira Fortunato shares how she found herself at the heart of EU science policy
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Research
Spaces can be useful
Truly functional MOFs are on the horizon but Susumu Kitagawa saw their potential when they were weak and idle
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Research
Crystallising new concepts not once, but twice
From supramolecular synthons to weak hydrogen bonds, Gautam Desiraju’s research has impacted several areas of chemistry
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Careers
The chemist who started a charity
How Víctor Molina Navas is using his skills to improve lives in Africa
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Careers
Mr Wizard’s heir
YouTube and Ellen star Steve Spangler shares how to make it big in sci-comm
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Careers
'How pragmatic is it to be a blind scientist?’
Mona Minkara on not letting loss of vision end her science ambitions
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Careers
Getting on the soapbox for science
The women researchers fighting sexism in science communication
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Careers
The PhD fellow
Rachel Fort reveals how she is completing a PhD while in full time employment
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Careers
Why I mummified a taxi driver
Stephen Buckley explains how chemistry has rewritten ancient history
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Careers
The Christmas lecturer
Saiful Islam reveals his plan to energise young minds at the Royal Institution
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Careers
The cannabis consultant
Ezra Pryor shares how chemists can find a job in the expanding legal cannabis industry in the US
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Careers
The security specialists
Kabrena Rodda and Laura Denlinger talk about training Iraqi scientists in chemical safety and security