Commentary – Page 10
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Opinion
The nonclassical cation: a classic case of conflict
Mark Peplow celebrates decades of debate about the structure of the 2-norbornyl cation
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Business
Sluggish recovery for European chemical sector
Industry body predicts second consecutive yearly drop in output with growth not expected to start again until 2014
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Opinion
Helium reserves under pressure
Researchers should get ready for ballooning prices, warns Mark Peplow
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News
RSC takes top UK business award
Society is commended for substantial growth in its overseas earnings
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Opinion
Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence
Politicians should not rush to ban neonicotinoids until field trials have proved that they are wiping out bee colonies, argues Mark Peplow
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News
Jari Kinaret: Flagging up graphene
The head of Europe’s €1 billion graphene flagship talks to Chemistry World about nurturing a disruptive technology
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Opinion
Hydrogen's false economy
Hydrogen-powered cars are not going to save the world, and the sooner we realise it the better, argues Mark Peplow
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News
Bacteria clean-up after Gulf of Mexico disaster
Microbial communities helped to sink Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and might one day be an alternative to toxic dispersants
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Research
Is BPA just an 'innocent bystander'?
Analysis questions whether studies linking bisphenol A to chronic diseases like diabetes can be trusted
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Research
Drugs to blame for anti-social fish
Trace amounts of anti-anxiety drugs can alter fishes' behaviour raising concerns about their effects on entire food webs
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News
Richard III body found under Leicester car park
DNA analysis confirms skeleton is remains of last Plantagenet king
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News
Graphene hits the funding jackpot
Consortium seeking European funding to investigate the material wins €1 billion in emerging technologies competition
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News
Campaign to save Royal Institution's London home
Scientists and the public rally to stop the sale of the building that housed Davy’s and Faraday’s labs after charity runs into financial difficulties
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News
US EPA head to step down
Lisa Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, is expected to leave her post later this month
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News
RSC acquires rights to Merck Index
The society plans to expand the online presence of ‘chemistry’s constant companion’
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News
Autumn statement science boost to offset cuts
Extra £600 million announced for research infrastructure
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News
Arafat exhumed in poisoning probe
An international team of scientists are taking samples from the former Palestinian leader’s body to try to discover what killed him
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News
British Antarctic Survey merger binned
Cost saving plans are scrapped after outcry by politicians and scientists