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Book review: The Chemistry of Clay-Organic Reactions (2nd edition)
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Jock Churchman

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Oct 2024

Book review: The Chemistry of Clay-Organic Reactions (2nd edition)

This 2024 book has been published a neat 50 years after the first edition of the same title in 1974,1 for which Dr Theng won the Adam Hilger Prize for a technical book published by a young (under 35) author.
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Jock Churchman
Earth
Jul 2024

Obituary – Dr Henry Joseph (Harry) Percival (1943−2024)

Harry Percival, a former colleague and staff member at Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and NZ Soil Bureau, DSIR, died of a heart attack at his home in Palmerston North, on 23 March 2024. 
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Benny Theng, Palmerston North & Jock Churchman, Adelaide, Australia
Earth
Jun 2024

A ‘turn’ from Agricola towards Descartes: an analysis of the publications of Terry Seward

An analysis of the publications of Terry Seward
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Peter Hodder
Earth
Feb 2024

Replacing ruthenium and iridium with earth-abundant metals for sustainable photochemistry

The rapid expansion of visible light-driven chemistry in the 21st century has relied upon precious metal photosensitisers. Now, earth-abundant alternatives for sustainable photochemistry have a bright and exciting future. Conor J. Doran, Sian E. Dillon and Christopher B. Larsen investigate.
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Conor J. Doran, Sian E. Dillon, Christopher B. Larsen*
Earth
Jan 2024

Could New Zealand’s geothermal fields be mined for the rare earths?

Although the market for lithium and rare earth element metals is highly volatile, the compositions of geothermal fluids from New Zealand’s electricity-generating geothermal fluids appear potentially economic for lithium and possibly for rare earth elements (REE), providing a supplementary income stream to electricity production.
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Peter Hodder
Earth
Jan 2024

A story of lead

‍Dr Joanna Dowle (Senior Advisor at the Environmental Protection Authority) outlines the long and varied history of how we’ve used lead – despite its toxicity.This is an excerpt from the EPA’s Science at work series of science communication stories.
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Dr Joanna Dowle
Earth
Jul 2023

When plants bite back

A broadly applicable method for the determination of cyanogenic glycosides as hydrogen cyanide in plant-based foodstuffs.
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Darren A. Saunders
Earth
Jun 2023

Microplastics in Antarctica: potential pathways and influences

Understanding the pathways of microplastics to remote regions and their impact on our fragile environment provides a new perspective on the consequences of plastic production.
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Thalia Day
Earth
Apr 2023

Rare earth element separations: a brief overview of some green methods

The US Department of Energy, the European Commission, and the British Geological Society have all recognised the REEs as critical elements for the future.
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Sinead Sanders
Earth
Jan 2023

Metal assemblies on cavity platforms

Nature provides the inspiration to design synthetic receptor mimics for molecular recognition of guests of complementary size, shape and dimensions.
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Ramkrishna Mandal
Earth
Jan 2023

Valuable natural products from mānuka and its cousin kānuka

We are investigating the underexplored chemistry of Kunzea (kānuka / tea tree) in Aotearoa New Zealand in search of antimicrobial compounds and returning this knowledge of molecular basis of activity to Māori kaitiaki (guardians) of this taonga (treasured) species.
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Liam M. Hewson
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