Ein Jahresrückblick

Auf dem Weg ins Jahr 2018 ist es an der Zeit, einen Blick zurück auf einige der größten Wissenschaftsnachrichten des vergangenen Jahres zu werfen. Die diesjährigen Nachrichten enthielten giftige Frösche, Batteriebrände, Elementbildung und vieles mehr!

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White Arsenic

This graphic is the first in a planned series looking at the effects and chemistry of a range of different poisons. As such, it seemed appropriate to start with one of the most well known poisons: arsenic. Arsenic has been used by poisoners for centuries, primarily in the form of white arsenic, ...

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Thallium, ‘The Poisoner’s Poison’

Having already looked at arsenic and cyanide in the previous instalments in this series, our attention turns to thallium, another famed poison. Thallium perhaps doesn’t share quite the same profile as arsenic and cyanide, but despite this it’s perhaps an even more effective compound in ...

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