All Explainer articles – Page 3
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NewsExplainer: how do disinfectants tackle Covid-19?
What we know about the biocides that attack the virus, and how you should use them
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NewsWhy have lithium–ion batteries just won the chemistry Nobel prize?
The 2019 Nobel prize was awarded to pioneers of rechargeable battery tech – here’s what you need to know
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NewsHow do you scrap a nuclear submarine?
The UK is facing a £7.5 billion bill to dismantle its 20 defunct vessels
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NewsWhy cadmium is a problem for chocoholics
The EU has set new limits on the heavy metal in your food
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NewsWhy the kilogram is changing forever
The way we decide the weight of everything on Earth is wrong
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NewsWhat is directed evolution and why did it win the chemistry Nobel prize?
If you’ve got questions about yesterday’s chemistry Nobel prize then we’ve got answers
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NewsWhat is 'checkpoint therapy' and why did it win the medicine Nobel prize?
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo released the ‘brakes’ on our immune system to combat cancer
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NewsHow Nasa has contributed to chemistry
A look at six decades of science from the US space agency
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NewsWhat the ECJ ruling means for gene editing
The European Court of Justice has found Crispr-modified crops are subject to GMO regulations
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NewsExplainer: the carbon dioxide crisis
Low stocks of carbon dioxide are causing problems for the food industry. So what’s really going on?
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NewsWhy antibiotic pollution is a global threat
Rising antibiotic resistance caused by pollutants needs action
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NewsWhat you need to know about neonicotinoids
The latest on the concerns raised about the pesticides’ impact on bees
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NewsExplainer: non-alcoholic beer and wine
For Dry January and beyond, drinkers are thirsty for beers and wines that don’t get you drunk
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NewsQuantum dots and a bright future
Tune in to the amazing semiconductors giving colour to your TV
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NewsThe Mpemba effect: fact or fiction?
Why freezing ice cream 50 years ago put science in hot water
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NewsExplainer: What is cryo-electron microscopy
The science behind the 2017 Nobel prize in chemistry
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