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Chemistry World January 2007 Yfke Hager |
Careers: Spin-Out Sense Craig Banks is passionate about his chemistry research. In his short academic career he has already co-founded a spin-out firm to make cannabis detectors.  |
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Metal atoms in carbon nanotubes caught on film An international team of researchers has filmed individual metal atoms as they move around and react within the confines of a carbon nanotube.  |
Chemistry World May 9, 2010 Hayley Birch |
Filming fullerene formation Real-time, atomic level microscopy has revealed that the round, cage-like structures of fullerenes can form directly from sheets containing large numbers of carbon atoms.  |
Chemistry World May 15, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
New Research Centres for UK Chemistry Two research centres hoping to add new dimensions to UK chemistry were officially launched last week.  |
Chemistry World January 2009 Richard Van Noorden |
Editorial: Sustainable connection The interface between chemistry and engineering is more important than ever.  |
Chemistry World February 2, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
UK chemistry student numbers hold steady University chemistry departments across the UK are breathing a sigh of relief as the number of people applying to study chemistry has held steady despite a large increase in tuition fees for degree courses in England and Wales.  |
Chemistry World September 16, 2014 James Urquhart |
Blaze destroys Nottingham sustainable chemistry lab The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham's jubilee campus, was under construction and slated to be finished by mid-2015.  |
Science News October 27, 2007 |
Science Safari: Chemistry--Weird and Otherwise Visit this computational chemist's blog to learn the who, what, when, where, and why of chemistry.  |
Chemistry World June 2007 Yfke Hager |
Careers: Sheer Determination After an unconventional start to his career, Graham Ruecroft co-founded a firm that recently earned him his second RSC innovation award. Here's an interview.  |
Chemistry World December 17, 2010 |
Lights, camera, action An interview with chemist Martyn Poliakoff, who is research professor of chemistry at the University of Nottingham in the UK. His main research interest is the application of supercritical fluids with a focus on green and sustainable chemistry. He is one of the  |
Chemistry World August 2008 |
Editorial: Balancing up the equation Academic chemistry is a less welcoming environment for women than it is for men.  |
Chemistry World December 2006 Mark Peplow |
Editorial: A Shot in the Arm for Science Education University science education has received a significant boost with the announcement that the Higher Education Funding Council for England will provide an extra 75 million pounds for courses in chemistry, physics, and engineering.  |
Chemistry World October 19, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Building Tomorrow's Nanofactory UK scientists have been granted 2.5 million pounds to invent a nanomachine that can build materials molecule by molecule. Such a robot doesn't -- and may never -- exist, though it has been imagined for over half a century.  |
Chemistry World April 2009 Martin & Moss |
The changing shape of chemistry, 1998 to 2008 There is much more variety, choice and diversity in modern undergraduate chemistry, but at what price?  |
Chemistry World November 2006 Yfke Hager |
Careers: Heartfelt Chemistry After working in New Zealand, medicinal chemistry tempted Ashley Jarvis back to the UK. He now works in his dream field.  |
Chemistry World July 14, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
UK Government Unveils Energy Plans The UK government's long-awaited Energy Review contains great opportunities for chemists, but fails to pledge the research funding needed to meet the country's commitment to renewable energy.  |
Chemistry World February 22, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Women Honoured with International Prize The 2007 L'Oreal Unesco awards for women in science were announced at a ceremony in Paris. This year's selections were based on materials science, so chemistry was well represented in the line-up.  |
Chemistry World July 31, 2008 |
Nanostructures Made Easy Scotland-based chemists have invented a new way to build nanoscale arrays of molecules over a large surface area: a technique that may be key to making nanostructures in sophisticated sensors, catalysts, and tiny computer parts.  |
Chemistry World December 2006 Mark Haw |
Comment: A Tale of Two Disciplines Teaching as well as research can help bridge the no-man's land between chemistry and chemical engineering.  |
Chemistry World December 2006 Yfke Hager |
Careers: The Outreach Bug As a public awareness scientist, Samantha Tang is keen to encourage others to spread the wonders of science.  |
Chemistry World May 28, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Nanotube transistors swing both ways Researchers have combined titanium dioxide nanoparticles with carbon nanotubes to make light-sensitive transistors that can be made either to switch on or off in response to UV light.  |
Chemistry World July 21, 2008 |
Chemical Education in Need of Reform China's university chemistry departments are struggling to attract students despite the rapid expansion of the country's higher education system.  |
Chemistry World August 2007 Yfke Hage |
Careers: Analytical attraction Adele Patterson is devoted to helping new chemists build their own careers but nothing will keep her out of the lab.  |
Chemistry World May 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Keeping it Green Some chemistry enthusiastically labeled as green may be nothing of the kind, warn researchers who worry that mediocre -- if well-meaning -- science is damaging their subject.  |
Chemistry World January 2012 |
A new year and a new dawn As the International Year of Chemistry drew to a close last year, we were delighted to see the future of chemistry in the UK being bolstered with two universities planning to reopen their chemistry departments  |
Technology Research News April 9, 2003 |
Twisted nanotubes have spring Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found a way to use carbon nanotubes -- rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms that form naturally in soot -- as tiny springs for microscopic devices.  |
Chemistry World November 19, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Spinning Out Stronger Nanotubes Scientists have devised a new way to make super-strength carbon nanotube fibers.  |
Chemistry World March 1, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Archives for Africa and Beyond The Royal Society of Chemistry yesterday announced free access to its journal's back-catalogue in over 50 developing countries, the first learned society to make such a gesture.  |
Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Building nano-scale electronic contacts An international team of researchers has discovered a way of firmly 'welding' carbon nanotubes to metal particles that could lead to new nano-scale electronic contacts.  |
Chemistry World October 24, 2006 Victoria Gill |
British Scholarship Scheme to Attract the World's Best Brains The Royal Society has developed an international fellowship scheme that aims to attract the world's best scientists to the UK and give the country a business edge.  |
Chemistry World June 30, 2008 Ananyo Bhattacharya |
Interview: Andrew Hamilton On 1 October 2009, Andrew Hamilton, current provost of Yale, will start his term as the University of Oxford's new vice chancellor. But anyone that thinks his new duties will keep Hamilton away from the lab should think again.  |
Chemistry World February 26, 2007 Lionel Milgrom |
Nanotubes Sprout Fullerene Buds A new carbon-based hybrid material is set to make an impact on the microelectronics industry. Christened 'nanobuds', the material consists of single-walled carbon nanotubes with football-shaped fullerenes stuck on their outer surfaces.  |
Geotimes May 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
Lava Cooks up Carbon Nanotubes Mount Etna may be a fiery factory for one of the most sought-after tools of nanotechnology: tiny carbon nanotubes.  |
Chemistry World October 22, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Investment rekindles interest in science A recent upturn in the number of university students taking science and maths in England suggests interest in the sciences is on the rise again  |
Chemistry World September 5, 2008 Fred Campbell |
Rushed Reforms Failing UK School Science UK government reforms of school education have done little to increase the number of children with maths or science (STEM) qualifications, according to the UK's national academy of sciences.  |
Chemistry World February 2007 Yfke Hager |
Careers: Political Science Nick Green loves the varied nature of his job as science policy manager at the Royal Society, which sees him talking to politicians and scientists. Just how does a chemist make the switch from laboratory research to science policy?  |
Reactive Reports Issue 34 David Bradley |
Sandwiched nanotubes Ferrocene-modified carbon nanotubes can separate charge  |
Technology Research News October 8, 2003 |
Nanotubes harvest electrons Researchers from the University of Bologna and the University of Trieste in Italy, and the University of Notre Dame have found a way to alter carbon nanotubes so that they efficiently separate electrical charge. The method could lead to more efficient solar cells.  |
Chemistry World February 22, 2007 |
F. Albert Cotton F. Albert Cotton, one of the world's top inorganic chemists, died on Tuesday 20 February at the age of 76.  |
D-Lib February 2001 |
Molecule of the Month The Molecule of the Month website is based at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. As well as being a site containing many interesting chemical facts, the site provides a good example of the way the web can be used to create a truly worldwide database of information...  |
Chemistry World November 24, 2006 Richard Van Noorden |
Cooking up Nano-Fusilli Here's a new twist on nanotubes: chemists have found a set of organic molecules that spontaneously assemble themselves into a helical spiral with a hollow core.  |
Chemistry World February 2009 Richard Van Noorden |
Editorial: Survival of the fattest The results of the UK's 2008 research assessment exercise, a national audit of university research quality, were announced late last year, and they were good news for the country's chemistry departments.  |
Technology Research News January 26, 2005 |
The How It Works Files Nanotechnology: The laws of physics behave differently at very small scales. At the nanoscale, electrons travel more quickly through wires, transistors can mete out electrons one at a time, objects stick to each other, and light can bend matter.  |
Chemistry World August 2007 Derek Lowe |
Opinion: In the Pipeline Process chemists just don't get the credit they deserve.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 60 David Bradley |
Mark Leach Interview with the owner of Meta-Synthesis, a company aimed to reveal the inner secrets of chemistry to as wide an audience as possible.  |
Chemistry World August 14, 2006 Tom Westgate |
Science Education Failing to Provide Enough Graduates Thousands of potential scientists are being lost as too many young British people choose not to study science in schools and universities, according to Britain's leading business organization.  |
PC Magazine February 14, 2007 Stanley Warren |
Miniature Masterpieces: Carbon Nanotubes For one scientist, carbon nanotubes become a way to create sculptures on the atomic scale.  |
Chemistry World October 17, 2006 Ned Stafford |
Chemistry Takes Back Seat Among German Elite First-round funding has been announced in a science funding scheme to create a German elite, or ivy league, of universities. Chemistry-related programs account for only a small slice of the funding pie.  |
Chemistry World January 8, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Nanotubes promise electronic inks A new chemical process may help overcome one of the main obstacles to using carbon nanotubes in electronics  |
Chemistry World July 28, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Nanotubes with Added Nitrogen Are Less Toxic Adding a dash of nitrogen to carbon nanotubes can make them substantially less toxic, according to researchers.  |