CONTENTS
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The element that never was
20 years on, Kit Chapman investigates how a
scientific scandal unfolded
The other periodic table
52
Primo Levi was born 100 years ago this month. Philip Ball looks at his chemical
and literary legacy
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Taking a leaf out of
plants’ books
Learning to mimic natural
photosynthesis on an industrial
scale might open the door to
a fossil fuel-free future.
Nina Notman investigates
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Book club podcast www.chemistryworld.com/podcast
Celebrating a remarkable book The Periodic Table by Primo Levi is a collection of short stories detailing the Jewish chemist’s time in Fascist Italy during the second world war. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Levi’s birth, we explore the intrigue that continues to surround this book, and the effect it has had on the generations it has influenced.
JULY 2019
Front cover image © Andreea-Otilia Şuiu and Scott Ollington/Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemistry in its element www.chemistryworld.com/compounds
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Amber
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Beryllium oxide
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Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
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Indole
