Explainers – Page 2
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Explainer: What is quantum tunnelling?
Welcome to a weird world where reactions that ought to be impossible occur regularly
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Explainer: The science of Covid-19 testing
Rapidly-deployed methods are saving lives and easing minds
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Explainer: how is the vaccine pipeline for Covid-19 looking?
The race to develop a vaccine is almost six months old. Who’s in the lead?
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Explainer: Why is mixing cleaning chemicals such a bad idea?
Accidents involving cleaning products have been on the rise this year, most likely due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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Explainer: 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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Why 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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How 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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Why cadmium is a problem for chocoholics
The EU has set new limits on the heavy metal in your food
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Why the kilogram is changing forever
The way we decide the weight of everything on Earth is wrong
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What 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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What 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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How Nasa has contributed to chemistry
A look at six decades of science from the US space agency
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What 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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Explainer: 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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Why antibiotic pollution is a global threat
Rising antibiotic resistance caused by pollutants needs action
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What you need to know about neonicotinoids
The latest on the concerns raised about the pesticides’ impact on bees
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Explainer: 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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Quantum dots and a bright future
Tune in to the amazing semiconductors giving colour to your TV
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