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The Crucible

The name's (quadruple) bond?

Philip Ball discusses the contentious issue of C2 bonding. Dare we draw four lines?

In the Pipeline

Bespoke or bodged

A can-do attitude and some lateral thinking can save time and money when it comes to exotic apparatus, says Derek Lowe

Editorial

Not short of news

A death, an explosion and toxic letters grabbed the headlines

Comments

Compulsory licences: necessity or threat?

Are compulsory licences for patent-protected drugs a necessary measure, or a threat to innovation?

Totally Synthetic

Kingianin A

Paul Docherty faces his fears of frontier molecular orbital theory

Classic Kit

Anschütz’s manometer

A compact and convenient distillation aid

Blog

Pint of science

23 May 2013

Pint of science

More than just camouflage

20 May 2013

More than just camouflage

Online Media Awards 2013 – Finalists

15 May 2013

Online Media Awards 2013 – Finalists

Letters

Sensational science  

Was the discovery of Richard III's remains hyped by the press?

The art of thinking  

Students are too busy to think and academics won't sit still. There may be trouble ahead.

Hard day's night  

Chemists' working habits seem to have little regard for office hours. Should we resist the...

Evolution's evolution  

Unraveling evolution takes more than just Darwinism and genetics

Top of the MOFs  

Yes, they can hold on to hydrogen but MOFs also need to learn to let go

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