All articles by Katharine Sanderson – Page 8
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Analytical Science: Yorkshire born, bred and analysed
Yorkshire now plans to lead the way in analytical services
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Double laser hit to probe vibrations
Lasers can both initiate and investigate a molecular change to shed light on how molecules vibrate.
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Science: your mission should you choose to accept it
Katharine Sanderson visits the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office to find out if the world of a science attaché is as glamorous as it sounds
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Under the hammer
Those wanting to make a quick buck could do worse than raiding their old schools' chemistry laboratories. An RSC periodic table poster recently sold for a staggering £6000, with a second selling for £3600.
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Buckyballs get a soft landing
When the 1996 Nobel prize in chemistry went to the discoverers of C60, or 'buckyballs' as they were affectionately known, the fullerenes suddenly shot to superstar status. And interest in them continues afresh, with researchers in Germany now isolating C5
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Nanotubes roll out the blue carpet
Sapphire provides the ideal surface for templated growth of nanotubes
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Making bonds all over again
Recycling catalysts brings new dimension to carbon-carbon bond formation
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Invisible scientists?
The president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA), Julia Higgins, has called for scientists to take responsibility for their actions.
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Crystal clear
UK scientists are using computational and NMR methods to predict three-dimensional crystalline structures.
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It's time to meet the chemists on the Muppet show tonight
Anyone who has ever had a disastrous day in the lab, set fire to the bench, accidentally sniffed too hard over a fuming conical flask, you are now in good company.
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Metal without a cause
Specially designed ligands are being called upon to try to control the chemistry of the maverick early transition metals (ETMs).
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Teaching the teachers
As the UK government steps up its effort to educate the next generation of scientists, Katharine Sanderson investigates a new national science learning centre and learns a few things about teaching along the way.
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Mismanagement on Mars?
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee recently heard evidence from Colin Pillinger and other leaders.
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Taking the guesswork out of ionic liquids
What is it about the structures of ionic liquids (ILs) that make them so promising as alternatives to conventional solvent systems?
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Progressing the battle against cancer
There are two closely linked research areas in the fight against cancer: microtubules and epothilones.