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Features March 2004


Deciphering plants

Metabolomics may be the key to decoding plant genomes, reports Kira Weissman.


Traffic lights

The future's bright, the future's blue

Gallium nitride is a new semiconductor that promises to outshine silicon, eclipse gallium arsenide and revolutionise our lives by reducing demand for electricity. John Emsley repor...


Light harvesting

Scientists are taking a leaf out of Nature's book by attempting to harness enough energy from sunlight to carry out useful photochemical reactions. Philip Ball and David Andrews ta...


Ethereal philosopher

Success was sweet indeed for Victorian chemist A W Williamson. Colin Russell tells his story.


Driving down emissions

The three-way catalytic converter is a wonderful example of what technology can achieve in the face of new legislation, says Rosslyn Nicholson. But there's no room for complacency....