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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

President’s column

Warm winter greetings

Comment from the President.

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Joanne Harvey

Outreach: what is it, why do it and how do you get started?

Dave Warren asks, "What is outreach, and why does it matter?"

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Dave Warren

Vaping: the chemical journey

The jury's still out on the harms of vaping - but what does science know about the individual components?

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‍Angus Gifford

Density functional theory – smushing imaginary atoms effectively since 1965

Humans have been wondering, “But what is this or that made of, really?!” for a very long time. Lekshmi Dinachandran goes searching for some answers.

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Lekshmi Dinachandran

Wearable sensors and their integration with machine learning

Revolutionising cardiovascular care: where wearables merge with machine learning, the Internet of Things, and big data for enhanced monitoring.

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Tesoro M Levy

Switchable solvents – squaring the circle of easily separable, non-volatile solvents

Switchable solvents are liquids with properties that are rapidly and reversibly altered in response to specific changes in their environment. These solvents are promising alternatives to hazardous, volatile organic solvents used in chemical synthesis, plastic recycling and the separation of valuable components from complex agricultural waste. Cameron C. Weber investigates.

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Cameron C. Weber

Flow chemistry: a modern approach for greener synthesis

With increasing awareness of the damage traditional methods of chemical synthesis can do to both chemists and the environment around us, chemists need to turn to emerging technologies for better solutions. Flow chemistry has immense potential to enable the transition to safer, greener chemical synthesis. Jie Ma and Zoe E. Wilson take a look.

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Jie Ma and Zoe E. Wilson*

Adding value for industry members

Comment from the President.

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Joanne Harvey

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*

Obituary: Leon Phillips

Daniel Packwood celebrates the life and career of physical chemist Leon Phillips.

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Associate Professor Daniel Packwood

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

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