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Mobile phones change design of solar panels
Engineers are already redesigning solar panels to pre-empt a shortage of precious elements fuelled by our insatiable demand for personal technology su
05 May 2022
Whisky-inspired filter dram-atically improves e-waste recovery
A filtration system inspired by whisky distillation products is helping to cleanly recover precious metals from waste gadgets.
05 May 2022
Precious elements: new campaign highlights need for more sustainable electronics
Following the success of our 2019 Precious Elements campaign – which was covered by the BBC and by news outlets around the world – we are publishing t
05 May 2022
Jisc and the Royal Society of Chemistry sign new transitional open access agreement
Consortium representing UK academic institutions extends transformative Read & Publish agreement until end of 2024
22 April 2022
Opinion: In a crisis, science moved fast - and moved together
Our graphical timeline captures a year’s worth of unparalleled global scientific collaboration – so how can science use what it’s learned in the futur
20 April 2022
There’s still time to enter the Royal Society of Chemistry Emerging Technologies Competition 2022
We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Emerging Technologies Competition, which invites the next generation of tech innovators, start-ups and
13 April 2022
Academic publishers collaborating in fight against bias announce key action on diversity data collection
An international group aiming to eliminate bias and discrimination in academic publishing has today published guidance for the collection of author da
12 April 2022
Another step toward global chemicals management
The RSC has called for a new panel to oversee international chemicals management.
08 April 2022
Reflecting on the Technician Commitment so far
We spoke to some of the technicians who have recently been supported through RSC activities.
06 April 2022
Profile: Creating jobs with unwanted paint
Lee Cole is managing director and co-founder of Paint360 – the UK’s largest paint remanufacturer, which also runs as a social enterprise.
05 April 2022
IPCC WG3 response: Chemistry and its role in mitigating climate change
Today sees the release of the IPCC’s latest announcements, a summary for policymakers of their recommendations in Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of C
04 April 2022