All articles by Katharine Sanderson – Page 4
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Variable focus at the flick of a switch
Liquid crystal spectacle lenses focus on near or distant objects at the flick of a switch.
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IgNobel chemists on tour
Chemistry featured highly on the 2006 IgNobel tour of the UK, run as part of National Science Week
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Funding council powerless to intervene in department closures
Investigations into chemistry cuts at Sussex University have highlighted weaknesses in Hefce's strategic powers, say politicians.
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Blast in French university kills professor
An explosion in a French university chemistry department has killed one person and seriously injured another.
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Church music silenced by EU's waste directive
Church organs have come under threat from EU directives aimed at reducing the amount of lead that reaches landfill sites
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Australian chemistry dept under threat
The school of chemistry at the University of New South Wales, Australia, is facing cost-saving job losses.
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Good news for the chemical industry
Training programme launched to persuade journos to drop the 'dirty and dangerous' tag often linked to chemicals stories.
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Europe's energy strategy
Car manufacturers and fuel suppliers must cooperate to achieve Europe's environmental aims, as set out in a European Commission energy strategy.
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Update: Thriving chemistry department faces closure
An emergency evidence session of the Science and Technology select committee is being considered.
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Thriving chemistry department faces closure
Sussex University, UK, has announced the closure of its chemistry department following weeks of speculation.
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Covalent bonds crack under the strain
Chemists must consider engineering principles when designing molecules after news that tough carbon-carbon bonds break easily under mechanical strain.
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Unexpected photochemistry unearthed
Soil uses sunlight to produce chemicals that can break down pollutants in the lowest layers of the atmosphere.
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Leap of faith pays off for MR research
A £5 million research facility dedicated to studying clinical molecular resonance today opens in Newcastle, UK.
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Museum trustees looking for a catalyst
A struggling chemical-industry museum in Manchester, UK, is undergoing a revamp in an attempt to attract more young visitors.
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Thin films cooled by an electric field
A material cooled by an electric field could replace greenhouse gases as a refrigerant in household fridges
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Future applications for CO blue-skies surprise
A catalytic system to turn carbon monoxide into fine-chemicals feedstocks could be developed within months.
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Surprise discovery that ionic liquids can be distilled
Green solvents are easier to recycle now that ionic liquids turn out to be volatile and can be distilled.
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Storing up high hopes for hydrogen economy
Polymer scientists have joined the race to store hydrogen as fuel.
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Silicon conducts an electrical surprise
Silicon can conduct electricity when experts assumed it couldn't, sparking a surprising direction in silicon electronics.
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Calls for UK investment in carbon capture
The UK government must invest immediately in carbon capture and storage technologies to meet carbon emissions targets.