All Feature articles – Page 12

  • Ikea-style manual for step by step gene synthesis
    Feature

    Step-by-step synthesis of DNA

    2018-04-06T10:17:00Z

    Andy Extance discovers how scientists are delivering the extremely accurate DNA chemistry and biochemistry needed to make genes – and even genomes

  • Protein folding origami concept illustration
    Feature

    Go with the fold

    2018-03-30T10:06:00Z

    From a seemingly impossible problem a few years ago, some researchers think that predicting the folded structures of protein could be solved pretty soon. James Mitchell Crow reports

  • Wall painting in Cuba
    Feature

    Cuba: socialism, cigars and biotech

    2018-03-16T11:00:00Z

    Nina Notman learns how biotechnology could potentially overtake cigars as Cuba’s most famous export

  • Aerial view of ORNL main campus
    Feature

    Oak Ridge at 75

    2018-03-16T10:44:00Z

    As Oak Ridge National Laboratory celebrates its 75th anniversary, Kit Chapman visits the birthplace of the atomic age

  • 0318CW - Microbiome Feature - Gut microbiome illustration concept - Index
    Feature

    The chemistry of the microbiome

    2018-03-09T14:12:00Z

    Our gut bacteria are carrying out chemistry on our behalf, but without us knowing much about it. Now, scientists are starting to examine their enzymes

  • 0318CW - Drug-resistant bugs feature - opening illustration - Hero
    Feature

    The antibiotic countdown

    2018-03-02T11:30:00Z

    Where are the next generation of antibiotics going to come from? Clare Sansom looks at the pipeline

  • Solar plant near Beijing, China
    Feature

    Renewable energy in China

    2018-02-23T11:59:00Z

    Huge investments and cutting-edge research are helping China to pioneer innovations in clean energy technologies, reports Mark Peplow

  • 0318CW - Artificial blood feature - Blood bag, abstract - Index
    Feature

    Artificial blood

    2018-02-16T17:10:00Z

    Nina Notman reports on progress towards products that can, when necessary, replace donor red blood cells 

  • New molecule gif sequence ref 3 imaging single molecule reaction intermediates stabilized sixteen 9 for site hero 4
    Feature

    Watching molecular movies

    2018-02-09T11:40:00Z

    Rachel Brazil goes behind the scenes of molecular film sets

  • Resolve handheld spectrometer
    Feature

    Handheld spectrometers

    2018-02-02T11:38:00Z

    Andy Extance discovers how portable infrared absorption and Raman scattering analysis tools are inspiring new uses – even within people’s homes

  • Macrophotograph of a silicon chip
    Feature

    Chemistry beyond Moore's Law

    2018-01-26T11:09:00Z

    Can anything replace the silicon in our mobile phones and laptops? The hunt is on, reports Hayley Bennett

  • Jupiter's tumultuous atmosphere
    Feature

    Life on other planets

    2018-01-19T11:53:00Z

    A series of missions to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn has revealed their potential to harbour life. Nina Notman looks to the skies

  • Carolyn Bertozzi
    Feature

    Carolyn Bertozzi

    2018-01-12T11:37:00Z

    One-time heavy rocker Carolyn Bertozzi has made a name for herself with hit papers and sound science. Sarah Houlton charts her path to success

  • Horizontal field of lightning/electricity/energy.
    Feature

    Can we control reactions with electric fields?

    2018-01-09T10:57:00Z

    Think beyond the hot plate and stirrer – the consequences could be revolutionary, says Joshua Howgego

  • Plants' bacterial zoos
    Feature

    The plant microbiome

    2018-01-04T13:58:00Z

    The key to healthy plants is healthy microbiomes. Anthony King meets the crop scientists hoping to boost yields by managing microorganisms

  • The Spanish forger - detail
    Feature

    Illuminating manuscript treasures

    2017-12-13T14:03:00Z

    Rachel Brazil takes a look at the Fitzwilliam Museum’s illuminated manuscripts and learns their scientific stories

  • Cone snail
    Feature

    From venoms to medicine

    2017-12-12T10:00:00Z

    Venoms are a treasure trove of peptides that may provide a bounty of novel painkillers

  • Bottled beer with chemically suitable names
    Feature

    Beer: Music to your taste buds

    2017-12-01T13:00:00Z

    Andy Extance goes on tour in the UK and Belgium and compares the science behind the different processes used by craft and mass brewers

  • cw dec2017 feature indoorair final2 hero
    Feature

    Every breath you take

    2017-11-24T13:49:00Z

    Nina Notman meets the chemists looking to clear the air around indoor air pollution

  • A Doctors Without Borders (MSF), health worker in protective clothing carries a child suspected of having Ebola
    Feature

    Staying one step ahead of the game

    2017-11-17T12:04:00Z

    Clare Sansom examines the need for agile drug development when tackling emerging viral disease outbreaks