All History articles – Page 40

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The kilogram is dead! Long live the kilogram!

2011-10-31T13:27:00Z

Four of the base SI units, including the kilogram and mole, are set to be redefined
Opinion
Flashback

2011-10-28T08:59:00Z

35 years ago, Chemistry in Britain
Opinion
Weissenberg's Camera

2011-10-26T15:15:00Z

In so many societies, bread is the stuff of life the cornerstone of existence
Podcast
LSD - Lysergic acid diethylamide

2011-10-12T00:00:00Z

The time- and sense-distorting chemistry of LSD
Opinion
Flashback

2011-09-29T14:43:59Z

25 years ago in Chemistry in Britain
Opinion
Van de Graaff generator

2011-09-29T13:41:00Z

Transport systems can be great unifiers and bringers of development
Opinion
Flashback

2011-08-30T09:49:29Z

35 years ago in Chemistry in Britain
Opinion
McLeod's Vacuum Guage

2011-08-26T14:02:00Z

The simmering tensions between science and religion
Podcast
Morphine

2011-08-24T00:00:00Z

Pain relief: provided by nature, often abused
Opinion
Flashback

2011-07-29T09:11:15Z

15 years ago in Chemistry in Britain
Opinion
Griffin's beaker

2011-07-28T15:08:00Z

What's in a name?
Opinion
Flashback

2011-06-30T11:52:11Z

20 years ago in Chemistry in Britain
Opinion
The Evans balance

2011-06-30T09:50:00Z

Easy to use and robust, the Evans or JM balance has been on the market in various forms since 1974
Podcast
Nitrous oxide

2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

From Preistley's early experiments to the latest 'hippy crack' phase, we take a look at the history of laughing gas
Opinion
Flashback

2011-05-31T13:07:30Z

20 years ago in Chemistry in Britain
Opinion
Volta's piles

2011-05-31T11:40:00Z

Lightning is one of the great metaphors for the creative process
Opinion
Flashback

2011-04-28T10:03:08Z

20 years ago in Chemistry in Britain
Opinion
Hershberg's stirrer

2011-04-28T09:09:00Z

A deceptively simple stirrer
Podcast
Penicillin

2011-04-13T00:00:00Z

A world-changing antibacterial compound born from the horrors of war
Opinion
Flashback

2011-03-30T10:23:22Z

25 years ago in Chemistry in Britain