All Feature articles – Page 11

  • Earth's atmosphere
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    Ozone: the hole story

    2018-08-28T09:31:00Z

    There is still a long road to recovery for the ozone layer, Emma Stoye finds

  • Illustration depicting the quest to cure HIV
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    The quest to cure HIV

    2018-08-21T09:33:00Z

     Although HIV–Aids can now be managed quite well with antiretroviral drugs, there is still no cure. Anthony King talks to the scientists trying to find one 

  • Illustration of plants bearing tablets and drug capsules as flowers
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    From folklore to pharmacy

    2018-08-13T09:33:00Z

    Although many drugs have in the past come from plants, Hayley Bennett discovers that it’s hard work getting them approved today 

  • 3 to 2 ratio pic of Derek Barton
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    Derek Barton and shape-shifting molecules

    2018-08-06T09:34:00Z

    It’s 100 years since Derek Barton was born. Mike Sutton looks at his work developing conformational analysis

  • Hydrogen hero illustration
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    Hydrogen: still the fuel of the future?

    2018-07-30T09:02:00Z

    Is the dream of a hydrogen-fuelled future still a pipe dream, or is it in the pipeline? Angeli Mehta investigates

  • 150 years of helium celebration gif with balloon numbers
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    150 years of helium

    2018-07-23T09:41:00Z

    Humanity took a long time to notice the second most common chemical element in the universe, James Mitchell Crow notes. Today we would struggle to do without it

  • mechanochemical purple index
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    Introducing mechanochemistry

    2018-07-16T09:38:00Z

    Mechanochemical synthesis offers a different way to make compounds. Nina Notman asks whether we should all get grinding

  • Glass blower Stan Sheldon at University of California, Riverside in 2013
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    Glass: the chemist’s best friend

    2018-07-06T11:43:00Z

    Where would we be without our glassware? Tabitha Watson looks through the history and current state of chemistry’s favourite amorphous solid

  • Rusted metal sheet
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    The nanocoatings holding back corrosion

    2018-06-29T11:56:00Z

    Corrosion is an age-old problem, but some of the latest solutions are distinctly 21st century. Rachel Brazil reports

  • Aerial shot of the Getty Conservation Institute campus
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    The art of conservation

    2018-06-22T16:22:00Z

    The Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles is developing innovative new approaches to art conservation. Fiona Case paid them a visit

  • Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC - close-up of 'Equal justice under law'
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    Forensics in crisis

    2018-06-15T12:35:00Z

    High-profile cases of scientific misconduct at forensics labs are upending the legal system and casting doubt on the wider field, Rebecca Trager finds

  • Synapse Chemistry - Synapse illustration
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    The chemistry of synapses

    2018-06-08T11:57:00Z

    Scientists are decoding the brain’s exquisite molecular machinery – but there is still a long way to go, finds Andy Extance

  • An image showing a coast guard attempting burning off oil leaking from sunken rig
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    Oil spill cleanup

    2018-06-01T14:09:00Z

    Is the cure worse than the disease? Katrina Krämer looks at the new alternatives to traditional dispersants and surfactants

  • Morpho Butterfly Wing close-up
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    Structural colour

    2018-05-25T14:55:00Z

    From iridescent butterflies and beetles to fish-scales and petals – can nature show us how to make sustainable pigments and dyes? Angeli Mehta takes a look

  • Chemical bottle with ethical warning labels
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    Ethics in chemistry

    2018-05-18T13:31:00Z

    Nina Notman asks whether chemists should be giving more consideration to the ethics of their research

  • Understanding Alzheimer's - Amyloid plaques
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    Understanding Alzheimer’s

    2018-05-11T11:43:00Z

    After hundreds of failed drug candidates, James Mitchell Crow asks if this is the last roll of the dice for the amyloid theory of Alzheimer’s disease

  • CW clock image
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    The molecular basis of circadian rhythms

    2018-05-04T10:09:00Z

    Every cell of every organism has its own little clock, but what makes it tick? Fiona Case finds out

  • 3D printer printing drugs, concept illustration
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    3D printing in pharma

    2018-04-27T10:30:00Z

    Nina Notman explores how 3D printing is carving out a niche for itself in the pharmaceutical industry

  • Different liquids, gases and solids colliding
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    Combining homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis

    2018-04-20T12:06:00Z

    Can you make a catalyst that has the stability and recyclability of a heterogeneous one with the selectivity of a homogeneous one? Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists finding out

  • 0418CW - Green Chemistry Feature - opening schematic - Index
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    Solvents and sustainability

    2018-04-13T11:00:00Z

    Organic solvents make up a huge part of the waste from the chemical industry. Clare Sansom looks at efforts to reduce the loss or replace them entirely