Inorganic chemistry – Page 23

  • Nitrogen triiodide detonating
    Podcast

    Nitrogen triiodide

    2011-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg introduces a compound that detonates at the touch of a feather

  • CW0417 - MOFs feature - CuBTC
    Feature

    Magic MOFs

    2009-01-28T10:47:00Z

    Crystalline metal organic frameworks with extraordinary gas storage capabilities could help tackle climate change by capturing carbon dioxide and storing hydrogen fuel safely at lower pressures. 

  • Opinion

    Superacids: the strongest chemicals that can protonate anything

    2007-08-28T13:10:00Z

    What could possibly contain the strongest acid in the world, asks Dylan Stiles

  • FEATURE-PHOTOGRAPHY-290
    Feature

    The enduring image

    2007-07-26T12:11:00Z

    In the commercial battle between digital and analogue photography, physics eventually prevailed. Here, Mike Ware reveals how chemistry shaped the history of photographic images

  • Radiation warning sign reading "Walk in and drive in forbidden", Mayak nuclear reprocessing plant, Chelyabinsk, Russia
    News

    Polonium-210: A deadly element

    2006-12-21T08:51:00Z

    Litvinenko death sparks radiochemical investigation

  • FEATURE-POLYMER-300
    Feature

    Metallic plastic

    2006-10-30T10:49:00Z

    Metal-containing polymers stand to benefit from the mechanical properties of polymers and the chemical properties of metals. Tom Westgate finds that recent advances in design and synthesis make these materials far more than mere chemical curiosities

  • Opinion

    The decline of UK nuclear chemistry

    2005-09-07T15:36:00Z

    Richard Clegg argues that nuclear chemistry has declined in the UK and considerable investment would be needed for a new-build programme.