November 2006
Vol 43, No 6. Selected articles and reviews available online to all. Full issue available online to subscribers.
Column
MChem makes its mark
In response to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education, a group of academics and industrialists, led by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has produced a set of ...
SET award for Durham chemist
Lisa Murphy, chemistry graduate from the University of Durham, has won the ICI-sponsored Top Chemistry Student award at this year's Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Studen...
Teaching award for Brighton chemist
Bristol University's Dr Hal Sosabowski is the latest chemist to join the ranks of the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme
RSC calls for more cash for schools
In its recent submission to the Government's 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review, the RSC has again made the case for increased investment in chemistry education in schools, college...
Forum for science learning doctors
Science teachers are invited to join a web-based discussion forum on the 'science learning doctors' approach to science teaching
A-level students to showcase science
Showcase science, a national one-day conference for post-16 students and their teachers, will be held on Thursday 15 March 2007 at Oundle School, Northants
Rolls-Royce prize to reward teamwork
Enter the Rolls-Royce Science Prize competition for the chance to win up to £20,000 to invest in science education
In brief
Items: Non-specialist teachers on course; Mauve website; SCI education award
Chemistry trails
Peter Borrows takes us on another excursion into local chemistry. In this issue: gas anodes, coatings and corrosion protection
Did you know?
Ted Lister, chemical education consultant, shares anecdotes and 'did you knows' to help you add that 'wow' factor to your lessons. In this issue: the murder of Rasputin
Soundbite molecules - conotoxins
Simon Cotton, teacher at Uppingham School, takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives. In this issue: conotoxins
Product review
In this column John Emsley looks at the chemistry behind familiar, everyday products . In this issue: hair dyes
Web watch
Wilson Flood, chemistry education consultant, takes a look at some websites of interest to chemistry teachers.
Letters
Letters
Education in Chemistry Letters, November 2006
Exhibition Chemistry
The 'blue bottle' reaction
Demonstrations designed to capture the student's imagination, by Colin Baker of Bedford School. In this issue: the 'blue bottle' reaction
Features
Glass bones
'Bioactive' ceramic and glass alternatives could improve the quality of life for millions of people suffering from osteoporosis
Natural products - back in vogue
Chemists are once again turning to Nature to replenish the medicine chest
Ancient coins
Chemistry has played its part in numismatics - in the manufacture, analysis, aesthetics and conservation of coinage
Applied science: on course
Applied science has a key role in the 14-16 curriculum, and its popularity is growing
Reviews
Twenty first century science: GCSE additional science
University of York Science Education Group and Nuffield Curriculum Centre
Chemistry in the schoolroom: 1806 - selections from Mrs Marcet's Conversations on chemistry
Hazel Rossotti (ed)
Interfacial science: an introduction
G. T. Barnes and I. R. Gentle
Chemistry - chemistry calculations explained
Aleyamma Ninan
Distillates
Waste bacteria build designer nanocatalysts
Bacteria could be the key to improving metal catalysts for the chemical industry, according to research in Germany
Smart materials self-repair
Researchers in Germany and Portugal, have devised a new gel-like coating for metals and alloys that not only protects the surface but repairs any cracks or holes that appear in the...
Anthrax detector
Swiss researchers have developed a detector for deadly anthrax spores based on a monoclonal antibody that recognises a specific sugar on the bacterium
Drug discovery at a snail's pace
A new toxin isolated from the sea-dwelling cone snail by US researchers could lead to new drugs to treat psychiatric and brain diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and depression
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