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Alumina

29 May 2013 Podcast | Compounds

It's a catalyst, an abrasive, a bright white pigment and the basis for beautiful gemstones - Neil Withers introduces Alumina

YBCO - Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide

8 May 2013 Podcast | Compounds

Neil Withers recalls making this groundbreaking superconductor as a student

Harry Kroto: From light years to nanometres – and back

21 March 2013 Research

Harry Kroto tells us how analytical chemistry shaped the discovery of fullerenes

Norman Dovichi: Singing the praises of the unsung hero

21 March 2013 Research

At this year's Pittcon, Norman Dovichi received the Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science from the RSC

We don’t need no intuition

5 December 2012 Research

Crystal structures have been solved computationally with little human guidance in a development set to shake the crystallography community

Embrace your inner ignoramus

20 November 2012 Review

Ignorance: how it drives science

Ricin

14 November 2012 Podcast | Compounds

This week's podcast is about ricin

Folic acid

10 October 2012 Podcast | Compounds

This week's podcast is about folic acid

KClO3

26 September 2012 Podcast | Compounds

This week's podcast is about KClO4

Fluorine finally found in nature

11 July 2012 Research

Mystery of nasty niff from 'fetid fluorite' minerals is solved - it's all down to the fluorine it releases

Nanoscale analysis of biological samples

20 December 2005 News Archive

A new approach to nanoscale analysis of the elements in biological samples and gels has been developed by scientists in Germany

Creating chirality in crystals

19 December 2005 News Archive

Chemists from Canada have found a new way to perform asymmetric catalysis - in a crystal.

Enzymatic synthesis of wood coatings

8 December 2005 News Archive

Researchers in Sweden have developed an efficient biotechnological method to transform rapeseed oil into a wax coating for wooden surfaces.

25 November 2005: Microparticle sampling for direct biohazard detection

25 November 2005 News Archive

An important step towards portable sensors for airborne bacteria and toxic chemicals has been taken by US researchers.

Background fluorescence of plastic chips

23 November 2005 News Archive

Chemists in the US are working towards using plastic chips rather than the more traditional glass for analysis of potential drug candidates.

Aluminium complexes for blue emission

16 November 2005 News Archive

Italian researchers combine theory and practice to develop better blue LEDs; a step towards a flatter future for technology.

Photoswitching liquid crystals

11 November 2005 News Archive

Investigations highlighted by Bob Lemieux of Queens University, Ontario have led to a greater understanding of the mechanisms of ferroelectric liquid crystal photoswitching.

Magnetic particles for hard drives

4 November 2005 News Archive

UK scientists have made nanosized particles of iron-platinum, which are ordered on the atomic scale. They hope these will find a use in computer hard drives.

Strecker intermediates scavenge for cyanides

27 October 2005 News Archive

A novel route for the non-polluting scavenging of cyanides has been reported by scientists in Mexico.

Personal bioaerosol sampler

26 October 2005 News Archive

A personal rotating cup bioaerosol sampler, the CIP 10-M, for measuring human exposure to microbiological agents in the air has been developed.

Hand-held hydrogen

25 October 2005 News Archive

Jens Nørskov and a team from the Technical University of Denmark have produced a fuel cell pellet which can hold over nine per cent hydrogen by weight.