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Chemistry World
June 2006
Philip Ball |
Chancing Upon Chemical Wonders Serendipity has played a big part in many of chemistry's major discoveries, from electrically conducting polymers to mauve dye. Here the author shows how anyone can make a mistake, but it takes a special sort of person to draw gold from the dross.   |
Chemistry World
June 2006 |
Comment: RSC Prepared for the Future Simon Campbell reflects on the Royal Society of Chemistry's achievements during his presidency. |
Chemistry World
June 2006 |
Careers: The Diverse World of Regulatory Affairs How a PhD student in chemistry switched gears from research to pharmaceutical regulation and now enjoys a career where people's lives and vast sums of money are at stake. |
Wired
June 2006 |
DIY Science It's still possible to do simple experiments in a home lab. Here's a range, from a basic chemistry lesson to classic mischief-making. |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2006
Michael Gross |
A Physiological Role for Healthy Prions Researchers have shown that the healthy version of the scrapie pathogen helps maintain the optimum concentration of copper ions in the cell. |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2006 |
Cash Injection for Zeolite Crystal Growth A fundamental study into crystal growth has grabbed the attention of global industrial oil companies. The porous aluminosilicate structures are used in catalysis for turning oil into petrol, and the details of how they grow on the atomic scale remain a mystery. |
Chemistry World
May 26, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
The Invisible Man Made Real Cloaks that make objects invisible will be made within 18 months, say scientists. Changes to sub-wavelength structural details, rather than the chemical composition of these materials, will make objects disappear before our eyes, claims the team. |
Chemistry World
May 25, 2006
Jon Evans |
Electric Shock for Controlled Release Biomedical engineers have used gold electrodes to improve the method for controlled release of biomolecules. They say the method is a large improvement on current technologies, giving greater control over when, where and how many biomolecules are released. |
Chemistry World
May 22, 2006
Philip Ball |
Back in Time for CW Reporter The author dresses in Restoration garb to hand over Robert Hooke's long-lost Royal Society notes, from 1661 to 1682, to the society's current president, Lord Rees of Ludlow. |
National Defense
June 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Handheld Detectors Produce Fast Results Miniature chemical-biological detection devices, that in the future could be deployed in wireless networks to protect buildings, subways and airports, have been perfected by scientists. |
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