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  • Michelle Francl explores the concepts that could help non-chemists see the world more like those trained in the subject.

    • Michelle Francl
    Thesis

  • Lars Öhrström relates the various roles played by rhodium in our daily lives, ranging from car components to drugs.

    • Lars Öhrström
    In Your Element

  • Iulia Georgescu explains why rubidium is atomic physicists' favourite chemical element.

    • Iulia Georgescu
    In Your Element

  • The Sustainable Development Goals adopted at a UN summit in September 2015 address many of the great challenges that our planet faces this century. Chemistry can make pivotal contributions to help realize these ambitious goals, but first it must undergo major changes in its priorities, approaches and practices.

    • Stephen A. Matlin
    • Goverdhan Mehta
    • Alain Krief
    Commentary

  • Carl Wilhelm Scheele had a hand in the discovery of at least six elements and contributed to the early development of chemistry in numerous other ways. Bruce Gibb looks into Scheele's story and considers why he doesn't get the credit that he deserves.

    • Bruce C. Gibb
    Thesis

  • From sugar beets to TV screens, François-Xavier Coudert explores the history, applications and perils of the Scottish element, strontium

    • François-Xavier Coudert
    In Your Element

  • Giovanni Baccolo relates tales of tantalum, an element known, and named, for its inertness, yet one that holds some surprises, such as a naturally occurring nuclear isomer.

    • Giovanni Baccolo
    In Your Element

    • Enda Bergin
    Research Highlights