text: Nyholm was associated with industry all of his life. One of his earliest positions was as a chemist at Eveready Batteries in Sydney.  The application of science to useful products was of great importance to him, and he is purported to have admired the DuPont logo "Better things for better living through chemistry".  He was an active consultant to a number of companies including ICI and Johnson Matthey in the UK and DuPont in the US.