May 2011
Vol 48, No 3. Selected articles and reviews available online to all. Full issue available online to subscribers.
EiC Readership Survey 2011
Column
Quality chemistry education
Education in Chemistry welcomes Karen Ogilvie as its new editor
Scientists in Sport programme launched
More than 100 children from a range of schools across South London attended the launch of Scientists in Sport at King's College London
GSK to pay tuition fees
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has outlined new plans to encourage talented students graduating from UK universities
Big bangs and teacher fellows
Around 29,000 people flocked to the Big Bang at London's ICC ExCeL Centre
Syngenta unveil interactive periodic table
Syngenta has launched a free interactive chemistry resource
Meet the Universities 2011
Meet the Universities (MTU) will be held at Salters' Hall in London on Saturday 2 July 2011
In brief
Items: Various short news items
Chemlingo
Peter Childs, University of Limerick, investigates words in chemistry. In this issue: how many reds?
Soundbite molecules
Simon Cotton looks at compounds in the news or relating to our everyday lives. In this issue: xenon dioxide
Web watch
Tony Tooth looks at some websites that may be of interest to chemistry teachers. In this issue: demonstration videos and the human touch
Letters
The Elements
The Elements
John Emsley, University of Cambridge, takes you on a tour of the Periodic Table. In this issue: potassium, needed by nerves, plants, and spaceships
Features
Vincent van Gogh, chemistry and absinthe
The consumption of absinthe was once banned due to its reputation as a mysterious psychoactive drink. What does it contain? Was it responsible for the death of Van Gogh?
Diamond Light Source: illuminating chemistry
Synchrotron light allows chemists to see within structures and individual atoms, without disrupting samples
Forensic science and the case of Dr Mario Jascalevich
Forensic science is depicted in several television programmes as a near-perfect means of solving major crimes. In real life, forensics may sometimes point to guilt, but in the end ...
Chemical bonding
A masterclass in teaching the topic of bonding, basing chemical explanation on physical forces
Maths for chemists
Maths for chemists - Trigonometry in chemistry
Tips for teaching maths skills to our future chemists, by Paul Yates In this issue: Trigonometry in chemistry
Distillates
Cheap and efficient artificial leaf debuted
Scientists in the US say they have produced a 100 W 'artificial leaf' that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen
From coffee shop to biodiesel source in one step
Spent coffee grounds have been turned into biodiesel by researchers from Portugal and Spain
PISA 2006
The performance of students in the PISA
What is the evidence?
Students who carry out practical investigations are likely to be familiar with a few key principles
The effectiveness of mentoring
A small scale study into the effectiveness of mentoring in improving chemistry students' academic performance, was carried out by Jane Essex
Reviews
Elementary Physical Chemistry
Bruno Linder
Organic chemistry: an acid-base approach
Michael Smith
Study and communication skills for the chemical sciences
Tina Overton, Stuart Johnson and Jon Scott
What successful science teachers do - 75 research-based strategies
Neal Glasgow and Michele Cheyne
Laboratory safety for chemistry students
Robert H Hill and David C Finster
Endpoint
Getting the right balance
David Read has the last word
Infochem
