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A new way to remove BPA from water
An international team of scientists have designed a water treatment system that can remove the harmful chemical BPA from water with 99% effectiveness
03 August 2017
Professor Leslie F Larkworthy CChem FRSC
28 December 1930 – 19 July 2017
19 July 2017
Science outreach goes multilingual
Supported by our inclusion and diversity fund, researchers from the University of Manchester engaged 80 youngsters with some multilingual science outr
14 July 2017
Where chemistry meets maths meets art
Geoffrey Boocock spent his Time4Chem last year creatively designing arithmetical ‘magic’ squares in celebration of our 175th anniversary after attendi
10 July 2017
Harvey Meyer BA BSc CChem MRSC
19 February 1927 - 2 July 2017
02 July 2017
Soap and suds in Donaghmore
Dr Dermot Hanna from our Northern Ireland Local Section presented a talk on the ‘story of soap’ to the Donaghmore Historical Society
26 June 2017
Miklos M. Breuer MSc PhD FRIC
1927 – 14 May 2017
31 May 2017
A greener approach
Shun-Jun Ji, Shun-Yi Wang and their research group at Soochow University tell us about the science behind using a peaceful aquatic scene to illustrate
15 May 2017
Recognising a great contribution from an unsung hero
Neil Barnes, from the University of Nottingham, receives our President’s Award, for "outstanding contributions to the dissemination, advancement or ap
12 May 2017
Micro machines shine a light on ecstasy
Scientists in Denmark and Spain have designed a molecular machine that can detect MDMA – the active ingredient in ecstasy – in tiny quantities and wit
11 May 2017
Remembering respected food scientist Jack Pearce
Mark Collins, secretary of our Northern Ireland local section, celebrates the life of esteemed food scientist Professor Jack Pearce, who sadly passed
02 May 2017
Dr Herbert W Douglas BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc, CC, FRSC
1921 – April 2017
30 April 2017