All History articles – Page 28
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ReviewScience in Wonderland – the scientific fairy tales of Victorian Britain
Through the looking glass
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ResearchDress dye analysis points to fast-moving fashion in 19th century
Purple dyes took as little as four years to go from synthesis to mass production
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OpinionWeapons of mass discussion
A chemistry opera gives reason to face up to the role of scientists in war, says Philip Ball
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OpinionLovelock’s detector
In the 100th edition of Classic Kit, Andrea Sella explores the science that revealed a change is in the air
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OpinionSix of the best from Sella
Andrea Sella shares his favourite memories from exploring the history of lab equipment
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PodcastMercury fulminate, Hg(CNO)2
Michael Freemantle examines the explosive history and chemistry of mercury fulminate
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ResearchUncoiling collagen using advanced computers
Two-dimensional mass spectrometry allows rapid analysis of complex samples
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PodcastScientific Babel by Michael Gordin – Book club
We probe the nature of scientific language with Michael Gordin’s bestseller, Scientific Babel
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OpinionFlashback: 1985 – 'the experimental discovery of the unexpected'
Sir Jack Baldwin’s enthusiasm for science began with the gift of a chemistry set
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PodcastGuncotton or nitrocellulose
From an apron aflame to a popular propellant, Michael Freemantle tracks the history of guncotton
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ResearchVan Gogh’s Sunflowers may be wilting in the sun
Post-impressionists’ most famous painting may contain photo-sensitive lead-based pigments that are darkening under light
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PodcastCephalosporins
A story which starts knee-deep in sewage and ends with the spread of drug resistant infections like MRSA