November 2009
Vol 46, No 6. Selected articles and reviews available online to all. Full issue available online to subscribers.
Column
GCSE expectations
Will the new GCSE science criteria published later this month by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) satisfy the demands of all interested parties?
Blueprint for improving school science in Scotland
Scottish Government's latest strategy for improving the teaching and learning of science in secondary schools in Scotland.
A new way to study chemistry
Alternative route to a chemistry degree that combines part-time and full-time study now available through the Open University.
Amgen research scholarships
The Amgen Foundation is offering chemistry undergraduates the opportunity to work in a research lab in one of three leading universities in Europe during the summer vacation.
Chemistry trails
Peter Borrows takes us on another excursion into local chemistry. In this issue: a spectral trail
Soundbite molecules - potassium permanganate
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: potassium permanganate
Web watch
Tony Tooth looks at some websites that may be of interest to chemistry teachers. In this issue: useful sites to extend the curriculum
Letters
Exhibition Chemistry
Hydrogen and chlorine - a photosensitive, free radical reaction
Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination, by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: hydrogen and chlorine - a photosensitive, free radical reaction
The Elements
Features
Investigating crystal structures
Sixthformers are introduced to Madelung constants as a way of investigating ionic crystal structures
Ocean acidification
Recent evidence suggests that ocean removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is having serious consequences for marine life
Maths for chemists
The exponential function
Tips for teaching maths skills to our future chemists, by Paul Yates of Keele University. In this issue: The exponential function
Distillates
A safer nanotechnology
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed an environmentally friendly way of making nanomaterials from zinc oxide
The Salty ocean of Enceladus
European scientists discover that the giant plume of water emitted from Saturn's largest moon is fed by a salty ocean
Toxic sunscreen testing
Chemists use spectroscopic technique to shed light on the toxic metals in sunscreens and cosmetic products
Treasure from the Earth's mantle
Research gives support to contrversial theory on the origins of fossil fuels
Reviews
Nanochemistry (2nd edn)
Geoffrey A. Ozin, André C. Arsenault and Ludovico Cademartiri
CO2 rising
Tyler Volk
Chemistry workbook for dummies
Peter J. Mikulecky, Katherine Brutlag, Michelle Rose Gilman and Brian Peterson
Endpoint
Infochem
