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Green houses
5 March 2013 
Feature
Fiona Case discovers how chemistry can help reduce the energy consumption of our houses
A shade of green
29 November 2011 Feature
Major retailers are starting to consider the environmental impact of the fabric dyeing and finishing processes used by their manufacturers. Fiona Case reports
Where the rubber meets the road
29 September 2011 Feature
A tyre's composition affects grip, fuel economy and its lifetime. Fiona Case investigates how new materials are improving tyre performance and reducing environmental impact
'Green' products don't live up to label claims
1 April 2011 News Archive
Products claiming to be 'plant-based' or 'naturally sourced' hide surprising amounts of petrochemical ingredients
Nanotech decade
24 February 2011 Feature
Ten years of investment has turned nanotechnology into a booming research and industrial landscape. Fiona Case investigates whether it has lived up to the hype
Bisphenol A and the baby bottle debate
26 March 2008 News Archive
There are always uncertainties when animal studies are extrapolated into human effects
Molecules that matter
28 November 2007 Feature
What began as one chemistry professor's project to find the 10 most important molecules of the 20th century, has brought science and art together in a unique exhibition
Careers
1 October 2007 Careers
Steve Koonin's curiosity and drive to 'make a difference' led him from academia to one of the world's largest energy companies. Fiona Case meets him
Slip slidin' away
1 October 2007 News Archive
Exciting areas of polymer chemistry have exploded within the last decade
Spun from bench to boardroom
24 May 2007 Feature
Academics are making their mark on the business world, profiting from their ideas.
Cold war clean-up
28 November 2006 News Archive
Researchers are working out how to decommission aging rockets
Synchronised delivery for DNA and drugs
26 September 2006 News Archive
Polymer capsules release twin cargos for cancer therapy.
100 years of the FDA
26 June 2006 Feature
The 1906 pure food and drug act was set up to protect US citizens from unregulated and potentially harmful products. Implementing the regulation has presented the US Food and Drug Administration with many high-profile challenges, as Fiona Case finds out.
Health concerns drive change
29 July 2005 Feature
Eating too much trans fat is bad for your health and manufacturers are working to lower the levels in foods. Fiona Case explores some of the techniques that chemists, biologists and engineers have developed
Beyond cleaning
10 May 2005 Feature
Researchers are taking surfactants and emulsions, the ingredients of liquid soaps and face creams, and using them to tackle some of the world's most challenging infectious diseases. Fiona Case finds out more
Metal for the mind
1 February 2005 Feature
As the world's population gets older, neurodegenerative diseases are more of a concern than ever. Fiona Case finds out what role transition metals might play in this class of disease
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