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Chemistry World March 2011 |
Microwave chemistry - green or not? Microwave-assisted chemistry might not deserve its environmentally friendly reputation, argues Jonathan Moseley  |
Chemistry World September 10, 2014 Anthony King |
Debate over microwave boost to reactions rumbles on Researchers at Florida State University report two new papers that support a microwave-specific heating effect.  |
Chemistry World February 2, 2012 Elinor Richards |
Magical microwaves Microwaves have been used to promote organic reactions since the 1980s and they can lead to higher yields and shorter reaction times than conventional heating, but why?  |
Chemistry World October 22, 2013 Marie Cote |
Oliver Kappe: Freedom to explore Oliver Kappe is professor of chemistry at the University of Graz in Austria. Research in the Kappe group focuses on enabling technologies for synthesis, including microwave and continuous flow methods.  |
Chemistry World July 22, 2013 Anthony King |
Microwave quarrel heats up A brouhaha over microwave heating in organic reactions has escalated after the two research groups involved penned barbed correspondences aimed at each other's approaches in Angewandte Chemie.  |
Chemistry World November 2009 |
Column: Undercover academic Good laboratory techniques are key skills for a chemistry graduate. All chemists need an appropriate level and range of practical skills.  |
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Duncan Macquarrie |
Environmentally friendly teaching Green Organic Chemistry in Lecture and Laboratory edited by Andrew Dicks covers a wide range of key themes, ranging from the 12 principles of green chemistry via various different approaches to conventional synthetic procedures, waste management and more.  |
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Gan Shermer |
Organic chemistry Textbook of Organic Chemistry by C. Pillai is aimed at undergraduate chemistry students who already have a basic knowledge of organic chemistry.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 45 |
Star Picks Chemistry Web sites: Chemists Celebrate Earth Day: Resources... Doing Chemistry... Chemistry Question...  |
Chemistry World October 2, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Microwave effect ruled out Microwave reactions in silicon carbide vials - which are heated by microwaves but shield the contents from radiation - have confirmed that most of the benefits seen in microwave-assisted chemistry are purely due to heating  |
Chemistry World June 19, 2013 Paul Duckmanton |
Problems in structural inorganic chemistry This book by Wai-Kee Li and others, is a very welcome addition to the realm of undergraduate level textbooks.  |
Chemistry World December 19, 2012 Paul Duckmanton |
Inorganic chemistry The depth of coverage of topics in Inorganic Chemistry by R. Gopalan, seems variable in comparison to other inorganic chemistry textbooks.  |
Chemistry World June 23, 2015 John Nicholson |
The matter factory: a history of the chemistry laboratory There has been no comprehensive history of the chemistry laboratory, an omission put right in The matter factory by the distinguished historian, Peter Morris.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 |
Model ChemLab v2.3 Model ChemLab v2.3 combines the interactive experience and notebook workspace of performing chemistry experiments into one application.  |
Chemistry World February 20, 2013 Amy Middleton-Gear |
Ohmic heating for efficient green synthesis Portuguese scientists have developed a new ohmic-heating reactor for organic syntheses on water, or chemistry using an aqueous suspension of the reactants.  |
Chemistry World May 2008 Dylan Stiles |
Bench Monkey It takes at least five years before an average chemistry student can form a hypothesis and test it in a laboratory. Even the most gifted stars of the field don't emerge until their mid-twenties.  |
Chemistry World October 23, 2015 Matthias Gross |
Experiments beyond the laboratory Real world 'experiments' should be carefully planned and democratically supported.  |
T.H.E. Journal September 2001 Kyle Forinash & Raymond Wisman |
The Viability of Distance Education Science Laboratories The history of science from Galilei on has primarily been the reconciliation of theory with imperfect experimental data. Providing a similarly compelling laboratory experience for a student, especially to one not physically present, is problematic...  |
Chemistry World November 2007 |
Book Reviews A review of books on: good clinical & laboratory practices, green chemistry, environmental chemistry, organic reactions in water, universal asymmetry, and molecular models for fluids.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 33 |
Star Picks A series of full-text online books on chromatography by Dr. RPW Scott... The Accident Database, as its name would suggest, contains information on 13,000 records of accidents and close calls in industry... The microwave-assisted organic synthesis website  |
Chemistry World April 8, 2014 Powell & Lancaster |
Strength in numbers Analytical science in all its forms makes an enormous contribution to the bottom line and we need a body of analytical chemists capable of both developing new measurement techniques and of applying those that already exist in new ways.  |
Chemistry World July 17, 2014 Karl Collins |
Organic chemistry: a mechanistic approach Aimed at undergraduate chemistry students, this relatively succinct text begins with the fundamentals of molecular structure and introduces the concept of molecular orbitals early.  |
Chemistry World August 7, 2014 Christopher Exley |
Bioinorganic chemistry This type of text was not available in the early days of bioinorganic chemistry and may now serve to fast track our understanding of the topic.  |
Chemistry World November 2007 Derek Lowe |
Column: In the Pipeline Chemists are finally going with the flow.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 60 David Bradley |
Mark Leach Interview with the owner of Meta-Synthesis, a company aimed to reveal the inner secrets of chemistry to as wide an audience as possible.  |
Chemistry World November 12, 2014 Iain A Smellie |
Organic chemistry: structure, mechanism and synthesis This book contains all the key concepts one would expect in a good core organic chemistry textbook. The content also extends towards biochemistry and molecular biology.  |
Science News May 22, 2004 |
Home Experiments A chemistry professor offers a Web site for performing home experiments.  |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Paul Muhlrad |
Irving Epstein: Better Living Through Chemistry (Class) It will require a change in mindset for chemistry faculty if we are going to get students into chemistry because they want to be, rather than because they have to be.  |
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Paul Duckmanton |
Chemical structure and reactivity: an integrated approach (2nd ed) Chemical structure and reactivity by Keeler and Wothers aims to topics usually covered in an undergraduate chemistry course in a more holistic way than the traditional organic, inorganic, physical boxes many are familiar with.  |
Chemistry World October 2011 Derek Lowe |
Column: In the Pipeline Research chemistry has hazards, some of them potentially fatal, and attention to safety is an essential part of working in the field. The hard part comes when you try to figure out what sort of 'attention to safety' is most helpful.  |
Chemistry World April 2008 Peter Wothers |
The Big Experiment The lure of the large-scale chemistry experiment.  |
Chemistry World June 2007 |
Student Book Reviews Chemistry for CSI Fans... At the Heart of Molecular Biology... A Broad Vista of Chemistry...Rings Are Not Just for Carbons... etc.  |
Chemistry World July 21, 2008 |
Chemical Education in Need of Reform China's university chemistry departments are struggling to attract students despite the rapid expansion of the country's higher education system.  |
Science News September 9, 2006 |
Science Safari: Neutrino Detector A special underground laboratory created to detect subatomic particles offers descriptions of its facilities, updates on its experiments, and a special section for students and teachers.  |
Chemistry World August 8, 2013 Victoria Druce |
Chemistry: the impure science Chemistry: the impure science by Bensaude-Vincent and Simon, delves into the past to assert the foundations of a modern chemistry, with a concluding chapter that might propel the subject into an ethically sound and influential future.  |
Popular Mechanics May 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
Dissecting the New ISS Lab as Shuttle Returns A look at the physiological, biological, and environmental experiments to be conducted on the International Space Station.  |
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Paul Yates |
Calculations in chemistry The book provides a useful source of chemistry calculations but would need to be used in conjunction with books on physical chemistry and mathematics as appropriate for the audience.  |
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Robert Jackson |
UCL chemistry department: 1828--1974 As well as describing the history of University College London chemistry, this book mentions the staff, as well as information about the buildings occupied. There's plenty of chemistry as well, which is a very nice touch.  |
Chemistry World August 2006 |
In the papers... Korean chemistry in decline... Relief for hopeless chemist... Chemistry in the Caribbean... TV nonsense...  |
Chemistry World October 30, 2013 Paul Duckmanton |
Inorganic chemistry Originally written to support a single semester course at two universities in Illinois, US, Inorganic Chemistry, James House, provides a comprehensive overview of the subject.  |
Chemistry World July 10, 2013 Iain Smellie |
Organic chemistry principles in context: a story telling historical approach Organic Chemistry Principles in Context by Mark Green joins a large selection of excellent textbooks currently available to organic chemistry students.  |
Chemistry World December 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
Editorial: Fiction failure Rare as it is for chemistry and its ideas to star in fiction, it's rarer still to find a story with a character who happens to be a chemist, but is also simply a well-rounded human being.  |
Chemistry World December 2007 Henry Nicholls |
The Chemistry Set Generation Thinking about buying a chemistry set for someone this Christmas? A nostalgic look at an inspirational toy that could be on the verge of a comeback  |
Chemistry World April 18, 2012 David Smith |
Teaching tiny technology Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education edited by Kimberly Pacheo and others is a collection of nanotechnology-based activities which have been used in US universities.  |
Science News February 2, 2008 |
Science Safari: Be a Cognitive-Test Subject A new website tests your cognitive abilities for research.  |
Chemistry World August 20, 2014 Zbigniew Szydlo |
The chemistry of alchemy Three chemist authors said, "Let's learn about the alchemists and their experiments, and then write a book, in order that others can have fun with alchemical experiments."  |
Chemistry World May 16, 2008 Cordelia Sealy |
Speedy spectrometer tracks shape-shifting molecules A new microwave spectrometer has allowed US scientists to track molecules writhing through different geometric shapes when excited - opening a new window on their reactivity.  |
Chemistry World December 17, 2010 |
Lights, camera, action An interview with chemist Martyn Poliakoff, who is research professor of chemistry at the University of Nottingham in the UK. His main research interest is the application of supercritical fluids with a focus on green and sustainable chemistry. He is one of the  |
Chemistry World May 2007 Dylan Stiles |
Bench Monkey One has to wonder if Pauling, Sacks and Woodward would have ended up like they did if it were not for the very early hands-on experience they got with chemistry. Today's chemistry sets may be safer, but they're also a lot more boring.  |
Chemistry World December 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Surfing Web2O The rapid evolution of the world wide web is creating fresh opportunities - and challenges - for chemistry.  |