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On the origin of cheeses

2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

Can chemists uncover who invented the wheel?
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Slowly supple

2015-08-27T00:00:00Z

Despite chemists’ best efforts, there is still nothing quite like leather
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In perfect harmony

2015-07-23T00:00:00Z

Noteworthy unions between science and music
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Pop culture

2015-07-02T00:00:00Z

Fizzy drinks were an instant hit, but could their tongue-tingling success be captured in solid form?
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A perfect cure

2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

Finding a recipe for road-friendly rubber
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A negative outlook

2015-04-24T00:00:00Z

Could the Shroud of Turin’s mysterious negative imprints have a chemical cause?
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Squeaky clean

2015-04-02T00:00:00Z

Even successful reactions can lead to washing up woes
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Chemistry to the rescue

2015-02-26T00:00:00Z

Can research have real impacts on international development?
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Shiny and new

2015-01-29T00:00:00Z

Nascent substances have unique properties, and some age faster than others
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My favourite element

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the simplest question can be the hardest to answer
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Festive fuels

2014-11-27T00:00:00Z

Combustive chemistry to light up the holiday season
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Fool's gold

2014-10-30T00:00:00Z

Metal coatings can be useful for protection – or disguise
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On the bubble

2014-10-02T00:00:00Z

Avoiding a golden syrup disaster at 30,000 feet
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Hanging on to helium

2014-08-21T00:00:00Z

Coping with our dwindling supplies of a gas that disappears into space
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Time for tea

2014-07-25T00:00:00Z

Finding a formula for the perfect brew
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What did the Romans do for us?

2014-06-26T00:00:00Z

Today’s researchers owe much to the chemists of civilisations past
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It belongs to the people

2014-05-30T00:00:00Z

How Marie Curie’s desire to share her science for the common good priced her out of the game
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Fire with no spark

2014-04-24T00:00:00Z

Spontaneous combustion still leaves chemists scratching their heads
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How to survive a nuclear bomb

2014-04-03T00:00:00Z

Flash, blast and radiation – is it possible to live through a catastrophe?
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Impatient chemistry

2014-02-28T00:00:00Z

Is the pressure to publish making chemists cut corners?