Features November 2005
A changing landscape
Forecasts predict that oil prices will remain high. This could have a major impact on the structure and economics of the petrochemical industry. Sean Milmo reports
Three share prize for metathesis work
The discoveries made by this year's Nobel laureates have had a great impact on new drug developments, polymeric materials and industrial syntheses. Karen Harries-Rees reports.
Where biology meets chemistry
Material scientists are taking a leaf out of nature's book in the hunt for new products. Michael Gross investigates
Gunpowder, treason and plot
November 2005 saw the 400th anniversary of the gunpowder plot. Each year we celebrate the fact that the plot was foiled but it now seems unlikely that the gunpowder would have igni...
