July 2010
Vol 47, No 4. Selected articles and reviews available online to all. Full issue available online to subscribers.
Column
The first cut
With the demise of the the Qualifications and Curriculum Agency, who will take responsibility for the school curriculum?
The Royal Society celebrates 350 years
Sir John Rowlinson pays tribute to the Royal Society and its role in promoting science in the UK
The RSC Education Award
Reading chemist wins the 2010 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Education Award
Performance with a science flavour
Nottingham youngsters bring chemistry to life with a spectacular dance-musical perfomed at the city's Royal Concert Hall
Researchers in residence
Hands-on chemistry switches students onto chemistry and gets them thinking about chemistry-related careers
European chemistry partnerships forged
European university chemistry departments work together to progress Bologna Declaration
The missing element
A new element on the Table
To go boldly
Education in Chemistry's editor moves on
In brief
Items: Various short items
Chemistry trails
Peter Borrows takes us on another excursion into local chemistry. In this issue: chemistry in winter
Soundbite molecules
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives. In this issue: asphaltene
Web watch
Tony Tooth looks at some websites that may be of interest to chemistry teachers. In this issue: peer-reviewed journal online and assessment revisited
Letters
Exhibition Chemistry
The ammonia fountain
Demonstrations to capture the student's imagination by Adrian Guy of Blundell's School. In this issue: The ammonia fountain
The Elements
The Elements
John Emsley, University of Cambridge, takes you on a tour of the Periodic Table. In this issue: silver - the noble metal that's now down at heel
Features
Look who discovered caesium
Although Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff are often credited with the discovery of caesium, this honour belongs to Carl Setterberg
Have your coal and burn it
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to reduce carbon emissions and allow us to continue using fossil fuels to generate electricity
Distillates
Building better batteries
Chemists design longer-lasting rechargeable lithium batteries
Green cement soaks up CO2
Cement based on silicates and carbonates could reduce the carbon footprint of the contruction industry
Marvellous moonshine detector
Chemists use infrared sensors to catch the cheats
Self-healing materials
Scientists discover construction materials that can undo the damage caused by radiation
Reviews
Chemistry was their life
Marlene and Geoff Rayner-Canham
Biofuels
Sam Holyman
Recycling and sustainability
Gatsby SEP
Organotransition metal chemistry - from bonding to catalysis
John F. Hartwig
Illustrated guide to home chemistry experiments
Robert Bruce Thompson
Endpoint
The problem with maths
David Read has the last word
Infochem
