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An udder cuppa?

16 May 2013 Research

A chemical analysis of tea suggests cows should be chewing the cha

Yeast to make malaria drug on demand

10 April 2013 Research

High yields of artemisinin precursors from yeast mean semi-synthetics could help smooth out supply of the antimalarial

In defence of art

18 October 2012 The Insider

Careers in conservation aren’t just for art historians, discovers Hayley Birch

Lift off for nanoscale printing

20 September 2012 Research

New ‘lift off’ lithography technique combines high resolution and low cost

Tougher hydrogels to rival rubber

5 September 2012 Research

New durable gels are almost as hard to break and stretchy as rubber

Graphene reactions driven by substrate not reactant

13 August 2012 Research

The surface a sheet of graphene sits on determines its reactivity. US chemists have now explained why

Sensor a snug fit for glucose

6 August 2012 Research

On the route to cutting edge personal blood sugar monitoring devices

Ocean fertilisation shows carbon sequestration promise

19 July 2012 Research

Researchers create the largest artificially generated algal blooms, sending carbon into the depths of the Antarctic ocean

The why of wine-in-a-box's odd taste

9 July 2012 Research

Polyethylene packaging soaks up the compounds that give wine its flavour

Life, but not as we know it

30 April 2012 Feature

Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it

Company Profile: Chew's life

24 February 2012 Jobs Profile (Company)

Revolymer's expertise in polymer chemistry has brought non-stick, biodegradable chewing gum to the mass market as Hayley Birch discovers

Profile: The drugs detective

27 January 2012 Jobs Profile (Personal)

Rian Charles tells Hayley Birch that getting a job as a forensic scientist takes conviction

Silver soils

27 January 2012 Feature

Nanosilver is filtering into the environment in ever-increasing quantities. But is it the nano or the silver component we should be worrying about, asks Hayley Birch

Fake pesticides rife in Europe

24 January 2012 News Archive

The trade in illegal pesticides is widespread in Europe and growing, according to the European law enforcement agency

Drive towards detecting drugs at the roadside

11 January 2012 News Archive

Can drug detection technologies deal with the demands of roadside testing?

Acetylcholine

23 November 2011 Podcast | Compounds

This week's podcast is about acetylcholine

Invisible ink for the 21st century

11 November 2011 News Archive

Water reveals invisible photonic ink on photonic paper as an anti-counterfeit measure

Water-catching spinout from synthetic spider silk

1 November 2011 News Archive

Bioinspired fibres could harvest water from fog and mist in parched areas

DNA based technique to perform complex cell sorting

17 October 2011 News Archive

Magnetic sorting method uses DNA to bind and release multiple targets

Adenosine triphosphate

5 October 2011 Podcast | Compounds

This week's podcast is about adenosine triphosphate

Changing planes

29 September 2011 Feature

A new breed of aircraft built from lightweight carbon composites is taking flight. But are these materials all they're cracked up to be, asks Hayley Birch