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FeatureSmall lights, big impression
Andy Extance goggles at the display revolution, the culmination of 30 years of research into organic light emitting diodes
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FeatureExtreme extraction
The increasing price of precious metals has prompted mineral prospectors to consider unusual places. Jon Evans looks into the future of mining
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FeatureSurvival in the freezer
How do animals survive in the extreme cold? James Mitchell Crow investigates the proteins that do the job
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FeatureLean green microbe machines
For its proponents, algae hold the promise of a clean source of fuel, food or drugs. Anthony King wades in
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FeatureWhat does DNA do?
The more we learn about DNA, the less we seem to know, as Philip Ball discovers
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FeatureA fixation with nitrogen
Despite decades of work to develop alternative ways to make ammonia, the Haber–Bosch process is here to stay, Mark Peplow discovers
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FeatureFrom molecules to medicines
Turning an active drug molecule into a finished product requires as much chemistry as developing the drug in the first place, as Phillip Broadwith discovers
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FeatureChanging the rules of extraction
As the price of oil goes up, reserves previously uneconomical to exploit become attractive. Nuala Moran explores the chemical technology being used
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FeatureTiny insights
Chemists and materials scientists are adopting a range of three-dimensional imaging techniques to reveal structural secrets. Andy Extance looks inside their work
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FeatureDeadly mushroom chemistry
Can you tell the difference between a tasty paddy straw mushroom and a toxic death cap? Emma Shiells talks to the experts about the potentially deadly chemistry hidden in those gills
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FeatureGreen houses
How can chemistry help reduce the energy consumption of our houses? Fiona Case shares a blueprint for the buildings of tomorrow
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FeatureAlfred Werner: the well-coordinated chemist
Alfred Werner’s careful experiments led to the discovery of what came to be known as coordination bonds. Mike Sutton looks at how he pointed the way to chemistry’s complex future
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FeatureA biomass bonanza
Companies have put biofuels on the back burner to aim for higher margin chemicals, as Emma Davies finds out
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FeaturePhenome Centre goes for gold
Andy Extance finds out how British researchers are turning Olympic anti-doping facilities into a world-leading facility to understand the links between metabolism, chemicals and health
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FeatureScience's spiritual side?
Some view science and religion as mutually exclusive. Most feel there is some conflict between them. But this has not always been the case, Katharine Sanderson discovers
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FeatureMeasuring up
In 2013, the Research Excellence Framework replaces the Research Assessment Exercise in rating every chemistry department in the UK. Leila Sattary weighs up the evidence
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FeaturePeople power
Harnessing the wisdom – and money – of crowds has rocketed in popularity in recent years. Clare Sansom looks at whether chemistry can join the gang
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FeatureChemical climate proxies
With the climate change debate as heated as ever, how do scientists reconstruct what the weather was like in the past? Jon Evans looks at the detective chemistry behind such environmental forensic work
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FeatureLife at the top
Does an academic chemistry career help or hinder when you move up the ladder? Nina Notman gives us an insight into the role of university leaders
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