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ArticleEllie Knaggs and tetrahedral carbon
Ellie Knaggs’ claim to be the first to use x-rays to prove carbon’s tetrahedral bonding in molecules has been overlooked, finds Andy Extance
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Opinion
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski: 'In science, one needs to have a vision'
The polymerisation guru on taking work on honeymoon, the softest snow in the States and his favourite restaurant
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Review
The Life Scientific: Inventors
From the geneticist who cloned Dolly the sheep to the inventor of the battery bag, this book delves into the lives and ambitions of Britain’s trailblazing scientists
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News
Plane shot down by Iran had dozens of Canadian scientists on board
Canadian academic community mourns the deaths of students and colleagues
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Feature
Polly Arnold’s diversity of interests
Kit Chapman asks the champion of actinide chemistry and diversity in science what comes next as she starts her new role at a US national lab
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Review
Science in Moscow: Memorials of a Research Empire
A book cataloguing the monuments to Russia’s scientific past
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News
Has the chemistry Nobel prize really become the biology prize?
Researchers digging into the data call for honesty and transparency on how the prize has changed over the years
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Opinion
Twenty twenty vision
The new year brings changes to how we include and reflect our community
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Sponsored
Celebrating the IYPT in style
To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT), the Royal Society of Chemistry led and supported community activities, educational initiatives and celebratory events globally in 2019
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Opinion
The story of Quickfit, part three: Scorah’s Quickfit
In the final part of our Classic Kit series, Andrea Sella delves into the life and work of Leslie Scorah, the patenter of Quickfit
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Review
Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf: How the Elements Were Named
Accessible to chemists and non-chemists alike, this book traces the evolution of our understanding of the nature of matter itself
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Podcast
Book Club – Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf by Peter Wothers
We talk about chemist Peter Wothers’ first popular science book that uncovers the surprising origins of the elements’ names
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Opinion
The story of Quickfit, part two: Flaig’s joints
The second article in a Classic Kit series on Quickfit focuses on the family that introduced standardised ground glass joints to the UK
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News
Rogue Chinese geneticist jailed for his role in creation of gene-edited babies
Team leader He Jiankui sentenced to three years with another two researchers sent to prison
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Opinion
The story of Quickfit, part one: Friedrich's joints
In the first article in a special Classic Kit series on Quickfit, Andrea Sella tracks the origin of standardised ground glass joints to 1900s Prussia
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News
Chemists recognised in 2020 New Year’s Honours list
Researchers investigating materials, analytical techniques and pharmaceuticals among those named on list
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News
Study reveals which countries’ researchers work through their holidays
‘Culture of overwork’ a problem in many countries, researchers claim
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News
Male scientists more likely to blow their own trumpet when it comes to research
Analysis of 6 million papers finds male lead authors are up to 21% more likely to use language that casts findings as very significant compared with female ones
