More features – Page 25
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FeatureGoodenough rules
Bea Perks profiles a veteran scientist whose fundamental and applied research continues to shape the world we live in
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FeatureFermenting ideas
21st century cider owes a lot to modern knowhow in managing fermentation and balancing flavour. Andy Extance immerses himself in the science of scrumpy
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FeatureLet the molecules do the talking
Using molecules rather than electronics or optics to send messages sounds far-fetched, but it’s common in nature. Nina Notman dials up some compounds and investigates
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FeatureCleaning up after Fukushima
Chemistry is playing a vital role in helping remove radioactive material from the environment after the 2011 disaster. Clare Sansom reports
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FeatureFrom oil to chemicals
After decades of exporting oil, Saudi Arabia is looking to increase its capacity to produce chemicals. Emma Davies reports
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FeatureHarvesting heat
Philip Ball looks at the thermoelectric materials that harness waste heat and turn it into useful energy
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FeatureMicrobial miners
Jon Evans discovers the microbes hard at work on our behalf, extracting valuable metals from low-grade ore
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FeatureThe resolution revolution
Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy earned three of its creators a Nobel prize this year. Emma Stoye focuses in on their story
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FeatureBetter cleaning through chemistry
Chemistry World’s competition winner, Tessa Fiorini, investigates the complexities and chemistries behind seemingly simple products
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FeatureTransparency measures forced on pharma
Previous misdemeanours are compelling the pharmaceutical industry to be more open with financial information and clinical data, writes Nuala Moran
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FeaturePepping up antibiotics
Industry and academia are turning to antimicrobial peptides to find new antibiotics, Andy Extance discovers
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FeatureThe molecules that make memory
The chemistry of making – and losing – memories is increasingly well understood, as Rachel Brazil discovers
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FeatureFaster, cheaper, better diagnostics
Microfluidics researchers are aiming to bring new diagnostic devices into mainstream medicine. Mark Peplow reports
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FeatureChemistry in bloom
Sarah Houlton discovers the chemistry among the specimens at many botanical gardens
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FeatureUnpicking natural product synthesis
Is total synthesis in danger of a decline? Nina Notman investigates
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FeatureLife in the freeze frame
Using x-rays to probe biological molecules has revolutionised science. Clare Sansom looks at a century of progress
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FeatureThe power of perovskites
Andy Extance finds out how the efficiency of perovskite solar cells has risen so quickly
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FeatureShould they stay or should they go?
Angeli Mehta asks what a yes vote in Scotland’s independence referendum would mean for chemistry
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FeatureThe worldwide chemist
Bea Perks profiles Martyn Poliakoff, the internet’s favourite ‘mad professor’