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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
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.
Fuel cell poisoning halted by CO oxidising catalyst
1 July 2005 News Archive
A gold catalyst that can be used in power-generating fuel cells has been prepared
Human genome sequence helps target cancer
10 May 2005 News Archive
The human genome is being used to produce a new generation of drugs that target the genetic changes responsible for individual cancers.
Ionic liquids studied using NMR
10 May 2005 News Archive
The first steps towards performing routine NMR spectroscopy in ionic liquids have been taken by a group of scientists working in Germany.
Metals cause fast breakdown of pesticides
10 May 2005 News Archive
Processes for decomposing pesticides and chemical warfare agents are being unravelled by Canadian scientists.
Getting to the root of the arsenic problem
10 May 2005 News Archive
A common weed could help decontaminate water in the developing world
Australia needs more chemists
10 May 2005 News Archive
Australia faces a looming shortage of chemists that could endanger the emerging bio-technology and nanotechnology industries, fields that are expected to shape the nation's future economic growth.
Rotational rigidity at room temperature
1 February 2005 News Archive
Metal arylphosphine complexes that are rigid above room temperature have been studied for the first time.
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